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The Surgical Treatment of Mycetoma. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Surgical intervention is an integral component in the diagnosis and management of mycetoma. Surgical treatment is indicated for small, localised lesions and massive lesions to reduce the mycetoma load and to enable better response to medical therapy.
Suleiman Hussein Suleiman +2 more
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Surgical management of eumycetoma: experience from Gezira Mycetoma Center, Sudan
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019 Background In this study, we share our experience of different operative techniques undertaken on 584 eumycetoma patients in the Gezira Mycetoma Center. Methods This is a retrospective, descriptive, hospital-based study, conducted to review the surgical ...
Mohamed D. A. Gismalla +6 more
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Head and neck mycetoma: the mycetoma research centre experience. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Mycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease which is endemic in what is known as the "mycetoma belt". The disease has many devastating impacts on patients and communities in endemic area and is characterised by massive deformity, destruction and ...
Ahmed Fahal +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Mycetoma is a serious chronic subcutaneous granulomatous inflammatory disease that is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, where it impacts profoundly on patients, families, and communities.
Rowa Hassan +8 more
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Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023 Background Mycetoma is a chronic disease affecting the skin and subcutaneous tissue endemic in the tropical and subtropical regions. Several bacteria and fungi can cause mycetoma, but fungal mycetoma (eumycetoma) is challenging because the treatment ...
Hiroki Hashizume +7 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Mycetoma is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions favouring arid areas with low humidity and a short rainy season. Sudan is one of the highly endemic countries for mycetoma.
Rowa Hassan +7 more
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A Longstanding Case of Black Grain Mycetoma in a Somalian Male Patient: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection predominantly affecting young individuals, characterized by painless swelling and often misdiagnosed due to its resemblance to other conditions. This case report presents the first documented instance of eumycetoma located in the buttock of a 44‐year‐old male patient from Somalia, a region with ...
Mahamud MA +6 more
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A Histopathological Exploration of the Madurella mycetomatis Grain [PDF]
, 2013 Although the Madurella mycetomatis grains seem to interfere with the host defense mechanisms and impede the antifungal drugs penetration, yet their histological features are not fully known and hence this study was set out to determine that.
El-Hassan, A.M. (Ahmed Mohamed) +3 more
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Isolation of keratinophilic fungi and aerobic actinomycetes from park soils in Gorgan, North of Iran [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Keratinophilic fungi are a group of fungi that colonize in various keratinous substrates and degrade them to the components with low molecular weight.
Abbasi Nejat, Z. +7 more
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Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 A 2-year-old female child admitted to the hospital due to a palpable mass at her scalp referred by her parents. Her past medical history was clear. The clinical examination revealed edema, redness/erythema, blisters, tenderness and itching. No neurological changes were referred, no hair loss occurred and no other areas of the body were affected.
Evangelia Christodoulou, Savas Deftereos
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