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Skin Mycetoma in an 11-Year-Old African Boy: Case Presentation with Emphasis on Histopathological Features and Differential Diagnosis. [PDF]

Dermatopathology (Basel), 2021
Mycetoma is an uncommon, chronic infective disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, characterized by the triad of tumefaction, draining sinuses, and the presence in the exudate of colonial grains.
Cazzato G, Colagrande A, Cimmino A, Lospalluti L, Demarco A, Foti C, Romita P, Arezzo F, Loizzi V, Parente P, Resta L, Ingravallo G.   +11 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Micetoma actinomicótico por Actinomadura madurae [PDF]

Revista chilena de infectología, 2012
El micetoma es una lesión subcutánea inflamatoria granulomatosa crónica causada por hongos (eumiceto-ma) o bacterias filamentosas (actinomicetoma). Afecta a adultos entre los 20-40 años y el sitio más comúnmente afectado es el pie. La tríada característica es un aumento de volumen del tejido afectado, con trayectos sinuosos y gránulos excretados ...
Richard Jerez, Fabiola Schafer, Félix Fich, Patricia García, Pilar León, Sergio González   +5 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Wako β‐D‐glucan assay can be used to measure serum β‐D‐glucan in Sudanese patients to aid with diagnosis of eumycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 783-786, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Eumycetoma is a neglected tropical infection of the subcutaneous tissue commonly caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. Previously, we demonstrated that β‐D‐glucan was present in the serum of eumycetoma patients. Objective To compare the performance of the recently approved easy‐to‐use Wako β‐D‐glucan assay to that of the ...
Bertrand Nyuykonge, Emmanuel Siddig, Najwa A. Mhmoud, Sahar Bakhiet, Eduard Zijlstra, Annelies Verbon, Ahmed H. Fahal, Wendy W. J. van de Sande   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology significantly improved mycetoma diagnosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 36, Issue 10, Page 1845-1850, October 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Ultrasound (US)‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology (US‐FNAC) has improved the diagnosis of many malignancies, infections and other diseases as it is safe, simple, quick and accurate. In mycetoma, it is assumed that this technique may have a better diagnostic yield than the conventional FNAC as it can accurately identify the ...
E.E. Siddig, O. El Had Bakhait, M. El nour Hussein Bahar, E. Siddig Ahmed, S.M. Bakhiet, M. Motasim Ali, O. Babekir Abdallah, R. Ahmed Hassan, A. Verbon, W.W.J. van de Sande, A.H. Fahal   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Target product profile for a rapid test for diagnosis of mycetoma at primary health-care level [PDF]

, 2022
Mycetoma is caused by at least 70 different microorganisms of fungal or bacterial origin. Fungal mycetoma (eumycetoma) is most often caused by Madurella mycetomatis, Scedosporium boydii and Falciformispora senegalensis. Bacterial mycetoma (actinomycetoma)
Fongwen, Noah, van de Sande, Wendy
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Cystic form of Actinomycotic mycetoma: A new case with a diagnostic challenge

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 2449-2452, April 2021., 2021
Mycetoma, commonly known as Madura foot, is a chronic granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) known as actinomycete. This disease occurs preferentially in young adults, and it affects the foot in particular. We report a Tunisian case of mycetoma occurring in an old patient, particular by its cystic presentation.
Ahlem Bellalah, Nouha Ben Abdeljelil, Manel Njima, Seifeddine Ben Hammouda, Sarah Ben Khalifa, Mustapha Koubaa, Abdelfatteh Zakhama, Rim Hadhri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids: novel agents against the causative pathogens of eumycetoma and actinomycetoma-<i>en route</i> to broad-spectrum antimycetomal drugs. [PDF]

Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Khalid SA, Abd Algaffar S, Tajuddeen N, Lombe BK, Bringmann G.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Indigenous case of mycetoma by Actinomadura madurae in Paraná (Entre Ríos, Argentina): case report and literature review of the argentinian casuistry [PDF]

, 2014
El micetoma es una infección granulomatosa crónica que involucra tejidos cutáneos, subcutáneos y eventualmente músculo y hueso. Puede ser causada por bacterias Gram positivas filamentosas (actinomicetomas) o por hongos (eumicetomas).
Acosta, A., Barbagelata, María Sol, Dudiuk, Catiana Beatriz, Gamarra, S., Garcia, Guillermo Manuel, Latorre Rapella, María Gabriela, Leonardelli, Florencia, Macedo, Daiana, Moyano, Susana, Theill, L.   +9 more
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A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009
A 45-year-old male presented with history of multiple swellings over the foot with sinuses discharging seropurulent pus. Actinomadura madurae was demonstrated and identified by microbiological culture from the pus obtained directly of the lesion.
Ragini Tilak, Sanjay Singh, Atul Garg, Jaya Bassi, Vijai Tilak, Anil K. Gulati   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation of keratinophilic fungi and aerobic actinomycetes from park soils in Gorgan, North of Iran [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Keratinophilic fungi are a group of fungi that colonize in various keratinous substrates and degrade them to the components with low molecular weight.
Abbasi Nejat, Z., Amini, A., Hanaf, P., Kohsar, F., Malek, E., Mohammadi, R., Moosazadeh, M., Niknejad, F.   +7 more
core   +1 more source