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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, Vongthongchit Sivay, Bounphamala Khamhou, Vongphakdy Phouvong, Gubler Jacques, Mayxay Mayfong, Phetsouvanh Rattanaphone, Elliott Ivo, Logan Julie, Hill Robert, Newton Paul N, Dance David   +11 more
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Keratinocyte infection by Actinomadura madurae triggers an inflammatory response

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019
Actinomycetoma is a syndrome of the skin characterized by chronic inflammation and lesions with nodular grain-like structures. The most common aetiological agents are Nocardia brasiliensis and Actinomadura madurae. In response to infection with these organisms the body produces an inflammatory immune response in the skin.
Alfonso Santiago-Téllez, Laura Estela Castrillón-Rivera, Alejandro Palma-Ramos, Juan Manuel Bello-López, Teresita Sainz-Espuñes, Adriana Contreras-Paredes, Julieta Luna-Herrera, Jorge Ismael Castañeda-Sánchez   +7 more
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Isolation, biochemical and molecular identification of Nocardia species among TB suspects in northeastern, Tanzania; a forgotten or neglected threat?

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, Sayoki G.S. Mfinanga, Irmgard Moser, Brigitte König   +3 more
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Does the benefit of salvage amputation always outweigh disability in drug-failure mycetoma?: A tale of two cases

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, Bipasa Chakraborty, Sudipta Ghosh, Abhishek De   +3 more
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Mycetoma: experience of 482 cases in a single center in Mexico.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous disease. It is classified into eumycetoma caused by fungi and actinomycetoma due to filamentous actinomycetes. Mycetoma can be found in geographic areas in close proximity to the Tropic of Cancer.
Alexandro Bonifaz, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez, Luz Calderón, Amado Saúl, Javier Araiza, Marco Hernández, Gloria M González, Rosa María Ponce   +7 more
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Clinicopathological Study Of Actinomycotic Mycetomas

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 1999
Seventeen cases of actinomycotic mycetoma caused by actinomadura madurae, nocardia spp. And A. pelletierii has been described. Actinomadura madurae was the commonest organism (ten) detected followed by norcardia spp. (four) and A.
Sentamilselvi G, Selvam A, Janki C, Kamalam A, Janaki V.R   +4 more
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[Actinomadura madurae mycetoma of the foot. Report of one case].

Revista medica de Chile, 2009
Mycetoma is a chronic infection that affects skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone. Its etiology can be mycotic or bacterial. It affects mainly the lower extremities of middle age men living in tropical climates. We report a 44-year-old male living in a template zone, consulting for swelling and pain in the left foot, lasting for 10 years.
Jorge, Filippi, Felipe, Quezada, Marcela, Lagos, García, Patricia   +3 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Wide-Spectrum Dual Antimycetomal Activity of Eight Essential Oils Coupled with Chemical Composition and Metabolomic Profiling

Microbiology Research
Mycetoma, a neglected infection of subcutaneous tissues, poses a significant health burden, especially in tropical regions. It is caused by fungal (eumycetoma) and bacterial (actinomycetoma) pathogens, with current treatments often providing ...
Shereen O. Abd Algaffar, Prabodh Satyal, Naglaa S. Ashmawy, Annelies Verbon, Wendy W. J. van de Sande, Sami A. Khalid   +5 more
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Madura foot due to Actinomadura madurae: imaging appearance.

Clinical imaging, 2003
We report a rare case of actinomycetoma of the foot (madura foot) due to Actinomadura madurae in a patient living in a Temperate Zone country. Plain radiographs and MRI imaging were useful in establishing the diagnosis.
Ispoglou, SS, Zormpala, A, Androulaki, A, Sipsas, NV   +3 more
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Isolation and Structural Characterization of Siderophores, Madurastatins, Produced by a Pathogenic Actinomadura madurae.

ChemInform, 2004
AbstractFor Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
Ken-ichi, Harada, Koji, Tomita, Kiyonaga, Fujii, Katsuyoshi, Masuda, Yuzuru, Mikami, Katsukiyo, Yazawa, Hisayuki, Komaki   +6 more
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