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Reconstructive surgery for mycetoma: Preliminary algorithm and a systematic review

JPRAS Open
Background: Surgical treatments of mycetoma are a cornerstone in management. However, while doing a wide surgical excision of mycetoma lesion, surgeons think about how to close the skin defect, which can be closed primarily, left to heal by secondary ...
Mohamed D.A. Gismalla, Mohammed Y. Bakhiet, Alshareef M. Alshareef, Mohamed S.M. Saadeldien, Gamal M.A. Ahmed, Adam M.I. Adam, Aimen E.K. Abuelnour   +6 more
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The global distribution of actinomycetoma and eumycetoma.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
BackgroundMycetoma, 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.
Darcy Emery, David W Denning
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Diagnostic Challenges and Recovery of First Tarsometatarsal Joint Tuberculosis Extending to Medial Cuneiform and First Metatarsal: A Rare Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Foot tuberculosis is rare and often diagnosed late due to non‐specific symptoms and lack of typical radiological findings. Early diagnosis and a combination of anti‐tubercular therapy and surgical intervention are crucial for preventing deformities, ensuring successful recovery without significant long‐term complications.
Dahal Sweekar, Bist Omkar, Khati Sriram, Bhatta Sunil, Upadhyaya Maya, Pant Shubham   +5 more
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The genus Madurella: Molecular identification and epidemiology in Sudan.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Eumycetoma (mycotic mycetoma) is the fungal form of mycetoma, a subcutaneous infection occurring in individuals living in endemic areas of the disease.
Elhadi A Ahmed, Bakri Y M Nour, Adam D Abakar, Samirah Hamid, Ahmed A Mohamadani, Mohamed Daffalla, Mogahid Mahmoud, Hisham N Altayb, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Sybren de Hoog, Sarah A Ahmed   +10 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2025.
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.
Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka‐Makuvaza, Michael Olubusayo Binuyo, Callixte Cyuzuzo, Acsa Igizeneza, Jean Paul Sinumvayo, Oluwaremilekun Grace Ajakaye, Egie Elisha Enabulele, Zororo Chinwadzimba, Ezera Agwu, Nicholas Midzi   +9 more
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Successful Treatment of Aspergilloma With Antifungal Alone: A Case of Conservative Management

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
We report an elderly gentleman with marked reduction in aspergilloma size following anti‐fungal therapy, highlighting an unusual but clinically relevant outcome. ABSTRACT Pulmonary aspergilloma can cause life‐threatening haemoptysis. Surgical resection and/or bronchial artery embolization (BAE) are established treatment modalities, but both can be ...
Ad Rian Chong, Khai Lip Ng, Nai‐Chien Huan, Nur Husna Mohd Aminudin, Raja Nor Adilla Raja Rahaizat, Kasuma Mohamed Nordin   +5 more
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Community-Based Mycetoma Surveillance in Uganda: Identifying Knowledge Gaps and Training of Community Health Workers to Improve Case Detection.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundMycetoma is an uncommon and neglected tropical disease in Uganda. We aimed to assess baseline knowledge and provide community health workers (CHWs) in Northern Uganda with knowledge to identify and refer presumptive mycetoma cases ...
Winnie Kibone, Andrew Weil Semulimi, Richard Kwizera, Felix Bongomin   +3 more
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Epidemiological observations and management challenges in extrapedal mycetoma: A three-decade review of 420 cases.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mycetoma is a serious, destructive, disfiguring chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease affecting the subcutaneous tissues that spread to involve the skin, deep tissues and bone.
Abubakr Abdalla Mohammed Alhaj, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Abeer Hassan, Ahmed Hassan Fahal   +3 more
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A holistic approach to the mycetoma management.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Mycetoma, one of the badly neglected tropical diseases, it is a localised chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease characterised by painless subcutaneous mass and formation of multiple sinuses that produce purulent discharge and grains.
Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, El Samani Wadaa Mohamed, Rowa Fathelrahman Omer, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Mustafa El Nour, El Rayah Mohamed Mustafa, Manar El Sheikh A Rahman, Suliman Hussein Suliman, Mohamed A Gadir El Mamoun, Hajo Mohamed El Amin   +12 more
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Mycetoma in Uganda: A neglected tropical disease.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Mycetoma is considered a neglected tropical disease globally. However, data on its burden and the associated complications in Uganda are limited. Hence we aimed to estimate its burden in Uganda.
Richard Kwizera, Felix Bongomin, David B Meya, David W Denning, Ahmed H Fahal, Robert Lukande   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source