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Author Correction: The contribution of mycetoma grains to suboptimal disease management [PDF]

Nature Communications
Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Abdalla Osaman Ahmed, Lamyaa El Hassan, Ali Awadallah Saeed   +3 more
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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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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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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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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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Rare Presentation of Kaposi Sarcoma Mimicking Madura Foot: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low‐grade angioproliferative tumor primarily associated with HIV but also seen in immunocompetent individuals. Its presentation can mimic infectious diseases such as Madura foot (mycetoma), a chronic granulomatous infection endemic to tropical regions.
Nakatudde JN, Kisekka R, Kibudde S.
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Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2023
Mycetoma is classified as a neglected tropical disease, and despite its spread in Sudan, most physicians and pharmacists do not pay attention to the symptoms and proper treatment of mycetoma.
Loai Abdelgadir Babiker, Afaf Omer Babiker, Baraa Ayed Khatim Badawi, Remah Abdelrhman Abdalla, Romaithaa Mohammed Abdalla, Zainab Faisal Hassan, Zulfa Abdelmahmoud Mohammed, Mohamed ELsir Marzoug, Bashir A. Yousef, Safaa Badi   +9 more
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Mycetoma laboratory diagnosis: Review article. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Mycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease caused by a substantial number of microorganisms of fungal or bacterial origins. Identification of the causative organism and the disease extension are the first steps in the management of the affected ...
Amel Altayeb Ahmed, Wendy van de Sande, Ahmed Hassan Fahal   +2 more
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COVID-19 in Sudan

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
The steadily growing COVID-19 pandemic is challenging health systems worldwide including Sudan. In Sudan, the first COVID-19 case was reported on 13th March 2020, and up to 11 November 2020 there were 14,401 confirmed cases of which 9,535 cases ...
Ayman Ahmed, Nouh Saad Mohamed, Sarah Misbah EL-Sadig, Lamis Ahmed Fahal, Ziad Bakri Abelrahim, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig   +6 more
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Mycetoma

Medical Mycology, 1992
Abstract Mycetoma is a chronic infective condition of tropical and subtropical regions. It is commoner in males, especially those in their third or fourth decade who work on the land. The clinical triad of subcutaneous nodule, sinuses and discharge usually leads to diagnosis; the disease is commonly painless.
R J, Hay, E S, Mahgoub, G, Leon, S, al-Sogair, O, Welsh   +4 more
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