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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Enduring Challenge of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Khartoum State, Sudan. [PDF]

J Trop Med
Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions. Despite their significant health burden, data on NTD prevalence and distribution are limited in many areas, including Khartoum State, Sudan.
Rahamtalla BM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hand Mycetoma: The Mycetoma Research Centre Experience and Literature Review [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Mycetoma is a devastating, neglected tropical disease characterised by extensive tissue involvement resulting in destruction, deformities and disabilities in the affected patients.
Ahmed Hassan Fahal
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Mycetoma in Ecuador

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract Background Previous studies on the distribution of mycetoma globally have failed to identify Ecuador as an endemic country. Methods We present data on 35 cases of mycetoma in Ecuador between 1955 and 2021: 5 cases from our ...
Edgar Vinicio Escalante Fiallos, Luis Escalante, Astrid Maldonado   +2 more
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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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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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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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