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Mycetoma [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011
Nooshin K. Brinster, Vincent Liu, A. Hafeez Diwan, Phillip H. McKee   +3 more
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Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the role of ensuring access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene and personal ...
A Alemu, A Liberati, A Martinez Cardenas, A Tremblay, AK Mukerji, B Yakob, BH Singer, BJ Marston, C Bird, CB Leal-Castellanos, CP Douglin, D Ayode, D Humphries, DM Sasaki, E Marion, E Price, EC Strunz, F Portaels, G Davey, G Davey, G Tadesse, Gail Davey, GC Ilechukwu, H Feldmeier, H Kloos, Hannah Clark, HG Lacerda, HO Ejere, I Ali, J Bartram, J Bethony, J Gutman, J Landier, J Lello, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, JC Nmor, Jeffrey Michael Bethony, JM Behnke, JO Alarcon, JZ Killewo, Jürg Utzinger, K Deribe, K Gunawardena, K Modjarrad, K Phiri, K Ziegelbauer, Kebede Deribe, Khizar Rafique, L Erosie, M Albonico, M Muehlen, M Nuti, M Thielecke, M Yunus Khan, MA Johnson, MC Freeman, ME Stocks, MI Gamboa, MR Sulong, N Njau, P Aimpun, P Bovet, P Hotez, P Phraisuwan, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PL Raghunathan, PM Emerson, PP Yori, PR Sanchez, PW Woodburn, R Anderson, R Kurup, RI Ejemot, RJ Traub, RL Pullan, S Knopp, S Mihrshahi, Sara Tomczyk, Simon J. Brooker, Stefanie Knopp, T Liabsuetrakul, US Ugbomoiko, V Chongsuvivatwong, V Jiraanankul, VJ Lee, WG Smillie, YB Molla, YB Molla   +90 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Mutsaka-Makuvaza MJ, Binuyo MO, Cyuzuzo C, Igizeneza A, Sinumvayo JP, Ajakaye OG, Enabulele EE, Chinwadzimba Z, Agwu E, Midzi N.   +9 more
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Mycetoma and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Voices in Bioethics, 2016
By now, most everyone knows that the Zika virus is a menacing global adversary. An array of governmental health agencies, reporters, and infectious disease experts have warned about its ramifications, presented statistical outcomes, and issued travel ...
Matt Dias
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A Case Report of Venous Ulcer Mimicking Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Venous ulcers can sometimes be difficult to diagnose accurately because they can resemble other skin lesions such as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Here, we present a patient with a venous ulcer that mimics cutaneous leishmaniasis and mycetoma lesions.
Abdallah ATH, Siddig EE, Ngabonziza JCS, Muvunyi CM, Ahmed A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Role of socioeconomic factors in developing mycetoma: Results from a household survey in Sennar State, Sudan.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundMycetoma is a chronic, progressively destructive disease of subcutaneous tissues and bones caused by certain species of bacteria or fungi. We conducted a cross-sectional community-based study alongside mapping of mycetoma in five administrative
Natalia Hounsome, Rowa Hassan, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Kebede Deribe, Stephen Bremner, Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Melanie J Newport   +7 more
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Head and neck mycetoma: Clinical findings, investigations, and predictors for recurrence of the disease in Sudan: A retrospective study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
IntroductionMycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease which is found endemic in areas known as the "mycetoma belt". Head and neck mycetoma is a rarity and it has many devastating impacts on patients and communities.
Alaa T Omer, Elfatih A Hasabo, Sara N Bashir, Noha E El Hag, Yousra S Ahmed, Istabraq I Abdelgadir, Asma A Osman   +6 more
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The First Case of Fusarium falciforme Eumycetoma in Sudan and an Extensive Literature Review about Treatment Worldwide

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Eumycetoma is an infectious disease caused by various fungal pathogens. The disease is characterised by black and pale-yellowish grain discharge. In this communication, we report a case of eumycetoma with a pale grain foot-eumycetoma caused by Fusarium ...
Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Ayman Ahmed, Hala Fathi Eltigani, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Wendy W. J. van de Sande, Ahmed Hassan Fahal   +5 more
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Mycetoma patients in Ethiopia: case series from Boru Meda Hospital

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Mycetoma is a chronic infection that can affect the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bone. Although Ethiopia is in the so-called mycetoma belt, very little has been published about the disease in Ethiopia. There are no data about mycetoma in
Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Seid Getahun Abdela, Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Edward Mberu Kamau, Johan van Griensven, Saskia van Henten   +5 more
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Mapping the potential risk of mycetoma infection in Sudan and South Sudan using ecological niche modeling. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized mycetoma as one of the neglected tropical conditions due to the efforts of the mycetoma consortium. This same consortium formulated knowledge gaps that require further research.
Abdallah M Samy, Wendy W J van de Sande, Ahmed Hassan Fahal, A Townsend Peterson   +3 more
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