Mycetoma in a non-endemic area: a diagnostic challenge
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Mycetoma in a non-endemic area: a diagnostic challenge
BACKGROUND Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by filamentous bacteria or by fungi. The disease is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical areas of the world but can be found elsewhere posing sometimes a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year- old man presented with a right foot swelling evolving for 25 years. During that time, several d...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Clinical Pathology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6890
DOI: 10.1186/s12907-017-0040-5