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mycetoma

[‚mī·sə′tō·mə]
(medicine)
A chronic fungus or bacterial infection, usually of the feet, resulting in swelling. Also known as madura foot; maduromycosis.
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From his part, Director of Primary healthcare and mycetoma coordinator, Dr Omer Abdul-Rahman said the survey would last till end of the coming July , calling on people of East Sennar locality to cooperate with the survey teams.
Sennar State to Conduct Survey on Mycetoma Disease
MRI of mycetoma of the foot: two cases demonstrating the dot-in-circle sign.
Experimental Treatment of a Suspected Case of Mycetoma Based on Dot-in-Circle Sign
The Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon itself is not specific for basidiobolomycosis [18] and can also be observed in other infections, such as botryomycosis [23] bronchocentric granulomatosis due to Aspergillus [24] mycetoma [25] and Pityrosporum folliculitis skin infection [26], although the combination of the clinical presentation, the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon, and septate hyphae suggests basidiobolomycosis.
Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin
Saini, "Pneumothorax: a rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma," Annals of Thoracic Medicine, vol.
Unusual Life-Threatening Pneumothorax Complicating a Ruptured Complex Aspergilloma in an Immunocompetent Patient in Cameroon
Pulmonary aspergilloma (PA) is a saprophyte that infects preexisting pulmonary cavities producing a fungus ball or mycetoma [1].
Complex Pulmonary Aspergilloma: Surgical Challenges in a Third World Setting
According to Abdel-Bagi, the American experts would also visit the Mycetoma Research Center at Soba University Hospital as well as the Begrawiya, Naqa and Musawwarat archaeological sites in the River Nile state.
American experts arrive in Khartoum to assess Sudan's universities
Mycetoma can easily be misdiagnosed due to lack of understanding and the relatively low prevalence of the condition in regions outside the endemic areas.
Actinomycosis of the foot--a South African case
The former include the sinus fungus ball (once called mycetoma or aspergilloma) and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis which typically affect immunocompetent subjects.
"Gauze Technique" in the Treatment of the Fungus Ball of the Maxillary Sinus: A Technique as Simple as It Is Effective
Ganem-Quintanar, "Development and characterization of a transdermal patch and an emulgel containing kanamycin intended to be used in the treatment of mycetoma caused by Actinomadura madurae," Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, vol.
Kanamycin Sulphate Loaded PLGA-Vitamin-E-TPGS Long Circulating Nanoparticles Using Combined Coating of PEG and Water-Soluble Chitosan
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