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Hope amidst neglect: Mycetoma Research Center, University of Khartoum. A holistic management approach to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mycetoma is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects individuals worldwide, particularly in regions where there is poverty and limited health care access. The Mycetoma Research Center (MRC), based in Khartoum, Sudan, provides a sustainable,
Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Iman Siddig Ahmed, Ali Awadallah Saaed, Dallas J Smith, Fabiana Alves, Borna Nyaoke, Kingsley Asiedu, Roderick Hay   +7 more
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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 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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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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Isolated fungus ball mimicking mucocele or frontal sinus tumour: a diagnostic pitfall [PDF]

, 2010
Frontal sinus fungus ball should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic, nonspecific forehead symptoms. To evaluate the underlying disease, computed tomography scans should first be performed, followed by magnetic resonance imaging if ...
Broglie, M A, Holzmann, D, Popko, M
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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
doaj   +1 more source

A Rapid Assessment Approach for Skin Stratum‐Targeted Drug Delivery Systems Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Clustering

Small Science, Volume 5, Issue 8, August 2025.
This study presents a novel method for rapidly evaluating dermal drug delivery systems (DDSs). Using mass spectrometry imaging and automated data analysis, it visualizes drug distribution within skin layers in under 10 min. Tested with three nanoscale DDSs for antifungal terbinafine, the approach reveals key differences in drug permeation depth and ...
Ravit Yakobi Arancibia, Einav Bentov‐Arava, Anna Morshin, Jhonathan Elia, Hiba Natsheh, Yael Levi‐Kalisman, Rotem Ushki, Anna Elia, Elka Touitou, Katherine Margulis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Brain abscess by Nocardia sp in immunocompromised patient [PDF]

, 2000
Pacient with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenic purpura (Evans Syndrome), treated with immunosuppressive therapy (prednisone and azathioprine) developed brain abscess unresponsive to antimicrobial therapy, in spite of its 23 days duration.
Barata, Cristina Hueb, Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes, Oliveira, Darci Alvarenga Gomes, Pereira, Carlos Alberto Pires   +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
doaj   +1 more source