BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a chronic, localized cutaneous inflammatory disease originating from fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma) infection. The most common cause of eumycetoma black grain producing fungus, Madurella mycetoma. CASE PRESENTATION: We present case pedis in middle-aged woman with successful resolution after receiving the combination surgical debridement, systemic itracon...

In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized mycetoma as one of the neglected tropical conditions due to the efforts of the mycetoma consortium. This same consortium formulated knowledge gaps that require further research. One of these gaps was that very few data are available on the epidemiology and transmission cycle of the causative agents. Previous work suggested a soil-borne or ...

This communication reports on the Mycetoma Research Centre of the University of Khartoum, Sudan experience on 6,792 patients seen during the period 1991-2014.The patients were predominately young (64% under 30 years old) males (76%). The majority (68%) were from the Sudan mycetoma belt and 28% were students. Madurella mycetomatis eumycetoma was the most common type (70%). In 66% of the patients...

Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma), with high morbidity. Gordonia spp. are gram-positive that have previously been reported to cause mycetoma. Here, we report case of soli (initially misidentified as Nocardia spp.) the etiological agent actinomycetoma in 64-year-old patient. After literature search Cochrane Library, LILACS, SciELO,...

Mycetoma is a chronic progressive granulomatous infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue most often affecting the lower extremities, typically a single foot. Disease is unique from other cutaneous or subcutaneous diseases in its triad of localized swelling, underlying sinus tracts, and production of grains or granules (comprised of aggregations of the causative organism) within the sinus t...

Mycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease caused by a substantial number of microorganisms of fungal or bacterial origins. Identification of the causative organism and the disease extension are the first steps in the management of the affected patients and predicting disease treatment outcome and prognosis. Different laboratory-based diagnostic tools and techniques were developed over the...

Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous disease prevalent in tropical countries, but it also occurs in Europe and the United States. Early diagnosis is important as it has therapeutic implications. Although biopsy and microbiological culture provide the definitive diagnosis, these are difficult to achieve in many instances. The dot-in-circle sign is a recently proposed magnetic resonance imaging (M...

Mycetoma is a common neglected tropical disease, endemic in many tropical and subtropical regions (Fig 1). Despite its distressing deformities, disability, high morbidly and negative socioeconomic impacts on patients, communities and health authorities it enjoys meagre national and international attention and recognition [1]. To date, the actual disease incidence and prevalence and infection ro...

Mycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease which is endemic in what is known as the "mycetoma belt". The disease has many devastating impacts on patients and communities in endemic area and is characterised by massive deformity, destruction and disability. Mycetoma is commonly seen in the foot and hand and less frequent in other parts of the body. Mycetoma of the head and neck is a rarity ...

Abstract: Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infection affecting skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bones which common in tropical subtropical regions. The manifestations of mycetoma are painless mass, multiple sinuses purulent or seropurulent discharge that may contain grains. We reported case 39-year-old female with complaint skin mass her left breast for about year. clinical diagnosis was tumour ...