| Date | 1860 |
| Author | Carter |
| Contribution | Coined mycetoma for tumors caused by fungi. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | Henry Van Dyke (or Vandyke) Carter. The first such clinical condition to be described was Madura Foot, recorded by McGill in 1842, but its microbial etiology was not then known. Mycetomas are now attributed both to actinomycete bacteria and to true fungi. |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | Fungi |
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