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Actinomycetoma is a
chronic bacterial subcutaneous infection caused by
Actinomyces that
affect the skin and
connective tissue. It is, therefore, a form...
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Mycetoma is a
chronic infection in the skin
caused by
either bacteria (
actinomycetoma) or
fungi (eumycetoma),
typically resulting in a
triad of
painless firm...
- June 2021.
Emery D,
Denning DW (2020). "The
global distribution of
actinomycetoma and eumycetoma". PLOS
Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (9): e0008397...
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amplification test Azithromycin,
moxifloxacin No
numerous species of
bacteria (
Actinomycetoma) and
fungi (Eumycetoma)
Mycetoma Ultrasound, fine
needle aspiration...
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cavities and
grains appearing as
hyperreflective echoes on scans,
while actinomycetomas show fine
echoes at the
bottom of cavities.
Direct detection is possible...
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Nocardia may also
cause a
variety of
cutaneous infections such as
actinomycetoma (especially N. brasiliensis),
lymphocutaneous disease, cellulitis, and...
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Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-683-30751-7. Borelli,
Dante (1
October 1986). "
Actinomycetoma Caused by
Streptomyces somaliensis".
Archives of Dermatology. 122 (10):...
- "Streptomyces
sudanensis sp. nov., a new
pathogen isolated from
patients with
actinomycetoma".
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 93 (3): 305–13. doi:10.1007/s10482-007-9205-z...
