Case report: Mycetoma caused by Gordonia soli

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: João César Beenke França, Bruno Hassunuma Carneiro, Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli, Flávio de Queiroz-Telles
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023
• Subjects: Mycetoma; Gordonia soli; Actinomycetoma; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0326-2023; https://doaj.org/article/4b7c239a1a2245329895364f309f04b7

ABSTRACT Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma), with high morbidity. Gordonia spp. are gram-positive bacteria that have previously been reported to cause mycetoma. Here, we report a case of Gordonia soli (initially misidentified as Nocardia spp.) as the etiological agent of actinomycetoma in a 64-year-old patient. After a literature search in the Cochrane Library, LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, PubMed, and PubMed Central databases, we concluded that this is the first case report of mycetoma caused by Gordonia soli. The current case highlights the importance of microbiological diagnosis of mycetoma and the challenges in its management.