BACKGROUND Primary cutaneous nocardiosis is an uncommon entity. It usually occurs among immunocompetent but occupationally predisposed individuals. AIM To study clinical profile of patients with primary cutaneous nocardiosis in a tertiary care hospital and to review the literature. METHODS The records of 10 cases of primary cutaneous nocardiosis were analyzed for clinical pattern, site of i...

The aim of this work was to standardize metabolic and cytoplasmic Madurella mycetomatis antigen to be applied in the immunodiagnosis of mycetoma. Growth curves were established growing the mold in two broth media with weekly measures of protein and carbohydrate levels and of dry weight. Sera from immunized rabbits and patient's sera were used in immunoprecipitation to test the antigens. Three w...

Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease of the skin, subcutis, fascia and bones caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma) in adults aged 20-40 years old, male to female ratio 3,7:1 respectively. The clinical finding painless, solid cold subcutaneous node. It has been reported 43-year-old woman with painless suppurative lump her chest, stomach, armpits legs past ye...

Medical treatment of mycetoma depends on its fungal or bacterial etiology. Clinically, these entities share similar features that can confuse diagnosis, causing a lack of therapeutic response due to inappropriate treatment. This review evaluates the response to available antimicrobial agents in actinomycetoma and the current status of antifungal drugs for treatment of eumycetoma.

INTRODUCTION Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by environmental fungi or bacteria. It affects dermal and subcutaneous tissues, with putative contiguous extension to muscles or bones. While common in tropical and subtropical areas, mycetoma is rare in Europe. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of Actinomadura meyerae osteitis in a 49-year-old Caucasian woman who suffered a...

swellings appeared in the neighbourhood and burst, discharging similar bodies. The disease spread chiefly in an upward direction and implicated the wall of the abdomen. He has occasionally suffered slight pain in the part, but his general health has uot been affected. He says that he has always been very thin, but this he ascribes to not being able to take food well, owing to stiffness of the j...