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Subcutaneous mycoses in a tertiary care hospital in India: Pathologist’s perspective
Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine, 2023 Background: Subcutaneous mycoses, a disease of the tropics, are usually missed or misdiagnosed in immunocompetent individuals unless sought for. The study was designed to explore the experience of diagnosing subcutaneous mycoses by histopathological ...
Rajeshwari Kumaravel Muthusamy +2 more
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Eumycetoma Infection of Foot: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Euycetoma infection is a rare and debilitating progressive chronic granulomatous disease. It has serious economical, medical, and social impacts on the people.
Yogadeepan Dhakshinamurthi +2 more
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Chaetomium atrobrunneum causing human eumycetoma: The first report.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 In this communication, a case of black grain eumycetoma produced by the fungus C. atrobrunneum is reported. The patient was initially misdiagnosed with M. mycetomatis eumycetoma based on the grains' morphological and cytological features.
Najwa A Mhmoud +7 more
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The global distribution of actinomycetoma and eumycetoma
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Mycetoma, a chronic infection of the skin and underlying structures, affects those with a close relationship to the land, often in resource-poor areas of the world. Whether caused by any one of a variety of fungus or bacteria, mycetoma causes significant disability and mortality.
Darcy Emery, David W. Denning
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Improvement of eumycetoma with itraconazole
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1995 Treatment of eumycetoma, both medical and surgical, is difficult and often unsuccessful. We describe a case of maduromycosis, 18 years in duration, with significant improvement after 6 months of itraconazole therapy.
B I, Resnik, A E, Burdick
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Case Reports in Pathology, 2015 Fungi are unusual causes of pedal osteomyelitis in children and adolescents. Eumycetoma is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous infection caused by various genera of fungi.
Tamer Ahmed EL-Sobky +2 more
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Actinomycetoma in a child: A rare occurrence
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2022 Mycetoma is a chronic, suppurative, localized, and destructive infection involving skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, muscle and sometimes invade the underlying bone.
Sheetal Yadav, Archana Singal
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The combination of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and ketoconazole in the treatment of Madurella mycetomatis eumycetoma and Staphylococcus aureus co-infection. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Eumycetoma is a chronic progressive disabling and destructive inflammatory disease which is commonly caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. It is characterized by the formation of multiple discharging sinuses.
Najwa A Mhmoud +3 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Mycetoma is disorder of subcutaneous tissue, skin, and bones, mainly the feet. Etiologically divided in Eumycetoma and actinomycetoma, since the treatment of both is different, the diagnosis is mandatory.
Pratibha Sharma +3 more
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Review of 21 cases of mycetoma from 1991 to 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Mycetoma is caused by the subcutaneous inoculation of filamentous fungi or aerobic filamentous bacteria that form grains in the tissue. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiologic, clinic, laboratory, and therapeutic characteristics of ...
Felipe Maurício Soeiro Sampaio +8 more
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