Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous, subcutaneous, inflammatory disease caused by true
fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma). It occurs in the mycetoma …

Mycetoma can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma) and
typically affects poor communities in remote areas. It is an infection of subcutaneous tissues …

Fungi often infect mammalian hosts via the respiratory route, but traumatic transcutaneous
implantation is also an important source of infections. Environmental exposure to spores of …

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 …

… In May 2013, the proposal led by Professors Ahmed Fahal and El Sheikh Mahgoub and
other researchers had a safe landing at the WHO, and by July 2013 mycetoma was included in …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are communicable diseases that occur under conditions
of poverty and are concentrated almost exclusively in impoverished populations in the …

Mycetoma is a chronic putrid infection of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue concerning
predominantly the feet, and more rarely other body parts. Mycetoma can be caused by both …

Introduction The ultrasonographic appearance of mycetoma is described in this prospective
study. Methods One hundred patients with foot swellings had sonographic evaluation of the …

… Furthermore, at the Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum, more than 6,400 patients have
been seen and treated, but this has not been reported in the literature (Fahal, in preparation)…

Treatment of mycetoma depends on the causative organism and since many organisms,
both actinomycetes (actinomycetoma) and fungi (eumycetoma), are capable of producing …