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mycetoma
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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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Fungus balls (eg, mycetomas, and urobezoars) can extend down the ureter as casts within the collecting system (seen as the "cat's tail sign"), and this can result in mechanical obstruction.
Renal infections: an update by Akbar, Syed A.; Jafri, Syed Z.H.; Amendola, Marco; Wiater, Bridget / Applied Radiology
2) Mycetomas represent the most common form of fungal sinusitis, and they are more common in women than in men.
Sinonasal mycetoma by Palacios, Enrique; Jones, Wesley; Alvernia, Jorge / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
apiospermum infections occur worldwide, ranging from localized mycetomas to deep-seated disease such as cerebral abscesses (6, 7).
Molecular typing of Australian Scedosporium isolates showing genetic ... by Delhaes, Laurence; Harun, Azian; Chen, Sharon C.A.; Nguyen, Quoc; Slavin, Monica; Heath, Christopher / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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