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Case report: Actinomycetoma caused by Nocardia aobensis from Lao PDR with favourable outcome after short-term antibiotic treatment.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BackgroundMycetoma is a neglected, chronic, localized, progressively destructive, granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) or by aerobic actinomycetes (actinomycetoma).
Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy, David A B Dance, Sabine Dittrich, Julie Logan, Viengmon Davong, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Joerg Blessmann   +6 more
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Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
A 29-year-old woman presented with multiple painful swelling with discharging sinuses over the scalp. Histopathological examination of the biopsy tissue was suggestive of actinomycotic mycetoma. Streptomyces spp. was isolated from blood culture.
Noyal Mariya Joseph, Belgode Narasimha Harish, Sujatha Sistla, Devinder Mohan Thappa, Subhash Chandra Parija   +4 more
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Mycetoma mimicking sexually transmitted infection

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2015
This report is of an atypical case of mycetoma at unusual site simulating sexually transmitted infection. Most lesions described in literature are on the foot and lower legs while our patient had lesions at perineum and thigh.
Lakhani Som, F E Billimoria
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Mycetoma: A report of 8 cases at tertiary care hospital in Central India with review of literature

Chronic Diseases Journal
BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is introduced as a rare neglected disease in tropical areas. It is a chronic, localized, slowly progressive infectious granulomatous disease of soft tissue.
Bharat U. Patil, Sneha Ann Oommen, Shikha Singh, Anupama Gupta, Nitin M. Gangane   +4 more
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Actinomycetoma pedis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1999
M A, Akhtar, P A, Latief
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Actinomycetoma Caused by Gordonia rubripertincta: Case Report

Diagnostics
Background: Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria or fungi which typically affects the skin, deep tissues, and bones. This case involves bone mycetoma in an immunocompetent patient, marking the first known instance of actinomycetoma
Rita Siksniute, Vilune Martinkiene, Rokas Jurkonis, Justinas Stucinskas, Kristina Valatkeviciene, Silvija Kiveryte, Kristina Marcinkeviciene, Danguole Vaznaisiene   +7 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases In Community Settings—Mycetoma and Sporotrichosis

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019
Background: This is a retrospective, analytic observational study where we describe cases of sporotrichosis and mycetoma from Acapulco General Hospital and Community Dermatology Mexico C.A. over 25 years.
Roberto Estrada-Castañón, Guadalupe Estrada-Chávez, María de Guadalupe Chávez-López   +2 more
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Cutaneous Pyogranulomas Associated with Nocardia jiangxiensis in a Cat from the Eastern Caribbean

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019
Nocardia spp. are worldwide, ubiquitous zoonotic bacteria that have the ability to infect humans as well as domestic animals. Herein, we present a case of a five-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat (from the island of Nevis) with a history of a
Adam Silkworth, Ryan Cavanaugh, Pompei Bolfa, Anne A.M.J. Becker   +3 more
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Mycetoma epidemiology, diagnosis management, and outcome in three hospital centres in Senegal from 2008 to 2018.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease caused by various actinomycetes or fungi. The disease is characterized by the formation of tumor like-swellings and grains.
Doudou Sow, Maodo Ndiaye, Lamine Sarr, Mamadou D Kanté, Fatoumata Ly, Pauline Dioussé, Babacar T Faye, Abdou Magip Gaye, Cheikh Sokhna, Stéphane Ranque, Babacar Faye   +10 more
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Disseminated orbital actinomycetoma: A case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2010
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection. Lower extremities are commonly involved. A 20-year-old male came with complaints of multiple sinuses on scalp, left eyelid swelling with a sinus and dystopia, since one year. On examination there was relative proptosis in left eye of 2 mm.
Shanbhag Nita, Karandikar Sumita, Deshmukkh Pooja   +2 more
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