Eumycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous neglected tropical disease that can be caused by more than 40 different fungal causative agents. The most common causative agents produce black grains and belong to the fungal orders Sordariales and Pleosporales.
Wilson Lim +12 more
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Canine eumycetoma caused by Madurella pseudomycetomatis
Canine eumycetoma is a rare granulomatous disease caused by dematiaceous fungi. A 2-year-old Great Dane dog had a subcutaneous mass in the right thigh that was surgically removed. Grossly, numerous black-grains were visible. Histologically subcutaneous pyogranulomas were centered on myriads of pigmented fungal elements.
Francesco Albanese +5 more
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A Case of Trauma-Induced Falciformispora lignatilis Eumycetoma in a Renal Transplant Recipient [PDF]
Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous, subcutaneous infection caused by several species of fungi and soil-inhabiting bacteria, and is divided into eumycetoma and actinomycetoma, respectively. Endemicity is described with worldwide distribution within the “
Maxwell Olenski +6 more
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A Rare Case of Oral Cavity Eumycetoma
Abstract Rationale: Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection that involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue which presents as an abscess with multiple draining sinuses. It is common in the tropical and subtropical regions where the conditions favour the growth of the soil saprophytes – fungi and bacteria.
Kavita Wadde +5 more
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White Grain Eumycetoma due to Aspergillus flavus in Infancy: A Rare Case Report from Assam
Mycetoma is a slowly progressive, chronic granulomatous infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by traumatic inoculation of either fungi (eumycotic) or bacteria (actinomycotic).
Lakshyasri Baishya +4 more
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Eumycetoma: A Perspective for Military Primary Care [PDF]
ABSTRACT This is a case report of a 42-year-old woman who presented to a clinic with a history of progressive left foot and ankle swelling. She had a suspected history of myectoma, but had never been officially diagnosed despite repeated cultures and debridements over the course of decades.
Joshua Tunnage +2 more
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Eumycetoma caused by Alternaria alternata in an immunocompetent host: A rare case report
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous subcutaneous infection caused by either true fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous anaerobic bacteria (actinomycetoma). Herein, we report a case of mycetoma foot due to a rare opportunistic fungus in a male farmer.
Vasudha A Belgaumkar +3 more
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Carcinoma Cuniculatum Masquerading as Eumycetoma: An Unacquainted Entity Posing a Diagnostic Dilemma [PDF]
Carcinoma cuniculatum (CC) is a rare and distinct clinicopathological variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. It is a rare and slow-growing tumor with a peculiar infiltrative growth pattern resembling rabbit burrows (cuniculi). It usually
Pooja SHARMA +3 more
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Eumycetoma causative agents: A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization priority list of fungal pathogens. [PDF]
The World Health Organization, in response to the growing burden of fungal disease, established a process to develop a fungal priority pathogens list. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the epidemiology and impact of eumycetoma.
Clark JE +21 more
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Madurella mycetomatis, the main causative agent of eumycetoma, is highly susceptible to olorofim [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Eumycetoma is currently treated with a combination of itraconazole therapy and surgery, with limited success. Recently, olorofim, the lead candidate of the orotomides, a novel class of antifungal agents, entered a Phase II trial for the ...
Birch, M. (Mike) +8 more
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