Mycetoma, Mycoses and Pregnancy

Mycetoma, mycoses and pregnancy.

Mycetoma

A 32-year-old woman from northeastern Brazil worked in farming and presented with a 6-year history of progressive swelling of the left foot. Swelling and sinuses draining purulent discharge with white grains ( Figure 1 ) were present. Potassium hydroxide preparation of drainage showed whiteyellowish nodules with fine filaments. Culture of the grains on Sabouraud agar and the casein hydrolysis t...

[Mycoses].

Medical mycology as part of medical microbiology is advancing rapidly. Effective therapeutic strategies are already available in chemotherapy and are being further developed. Their application requires reliable laboratory diagnostic techniques, which, in turn, result from mycological basic research. Opportunistic mycoses vary greatly in their clinical and pathological symptoms, because the unde...

[Mycoses].

Medical mycology as part of medical microbiology is advancing rapidly. Effective therapeutic strategies are already available in chemotherapy and are being further developed. Their application requires reliable laboratory diagnostic techniques, which, in turn, result from mycological basic research. Opportunistic mycoses vary greatly in their clinical and pathological symptoms, because the unde...

Mycetoma

Mycetoma is a chronic infective condition of tropical and subtropical regions. It is commoner in males, especially those in their third or fourth decade who work on the land. The clinical triad of subcutaneous nodule, sinuses and discharge usually leads to diagnosis; the disease is commonly painless. Treatment is by extensive surgical excision of affected areas and may include limb amputation. ...