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An Unusual Case of Mixed Mycetoma by Actinomycete and Aspergillus Species
Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, 2020 Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is a neglected disease worldwide with severe physical and psychological consequences as many cases end up with amputations.
Yousuf Abd Mallick
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous infection of subcutaneous tissue, that may involve deep structures and bone. It can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma). There is an epidemiological association between mycetoma and
Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza +7 more
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Therapeutic effect of a novel oxazolidinone, DA-7867, in BALB/c mice infected with Nocardia brasiliensis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008 BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of tropical and subtropical countries. It is produced by true fungi and actinobacteria. In México, Nocardia brasiliensis is the main causative agent of mycetoma, producing about 86% of the cases; the ...
Lucio Vera-Cabrera +8 more
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Histological and microbiological aspects of actinomycetoma cases in Venezuela
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1988 A ten year (1976-1986) review study of cases of Actinomycetoma in Venezuela was made through personal interview and clinical examinations, analysis of medical records of patients with actinomycetoma, histological studies of biopsy samples, as well as ...
José Antonio Serrano +4 more
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Clinical characteristics and treatment of actinomycetoma in northeast Mexico: A case series.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease characterized by nodules, scars, abscesses, and fistulae that drain serous or purulent material containing the etiological agent. Mycetoma may be caused by true fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous aerobic
Jesús Alberto Cárdenas-de la Garza +8 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Introduction. Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces, Gram‐positive anaerobic bacteria. Its symptomatology imitates some malignant pelvic tumours, tuberculosis, or nocardiosis, causing abscesses and fistulas. Actinomycoses are opportunistic infections and require normal mucous barriers to be altered.
Alejandra García-García +4 more
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Global burden of human mycetoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissue with a high morbidity. This disease has been reported from countries between 30°N and 15°S since 1840 but the exact burden of disease is not known.
Wendy W J van de Sande
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Actinomycetoma in SE Asia: the first case from Laos and a review of the literature
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012 Background Mycetoma is a chronic, localized, slowly progressing infection of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues caused either by fungi (eumycetoma or implantation mycosis) or by aerobic actinomycetes (actinomycetoma).
Rattanavong Sayaphet +11 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Pulmonary nocardiosis mimic pulmonary tuberculosis in most clinical and radiological manifestations. In Tanzania, where tuberculosis is one of the major public health threat clinical impact of nocardiosis as the cause of the human disease ...
Abubakar S. Hoza +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 It is popularly believed that eumycetoma cases should be dealt with using surgical amputation for a better chance of cure especially when chemotherapy has failed. However, amputation leads to disability on one hand and on the other it may also fail to be
Prasanta K Maiti +3 more
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