Presentation
Right knee swelling.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
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Lytic destruction of the distal femur and patella with gross soft tissue swelling.
From the case:
Eumycetoma of the knee
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On MRI images, there is a right knee heterogenous soft tissue mass associated with femoral bony infiltration. Multiple characteristic abscesses show the dot in circle sign. Enhancement of the microabscess wall is seen with the administration of contrast.
Case Discussion
A known case of pathologically proven eumycetoma.