ReviewMycopathologia2019
Mycetoma in China: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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- Bridging gaps in the elimination of deep mycoses: a comparative analysis of mycetoma and chromoblastomycosis control strategies in Rwanda and China.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Review
- Eumycetoma Caused by Aspergillus terreus: A Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Review
- Autophagy in mycobacterial infections: molecular mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions, and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- An updated list of eumycetoma causative agents and their differences in grain formation and treatment response.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Fatal dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a patient with non-HIV CD4 lymphocytopenia.Emerging microbes & infections · 2023Article
- A scoping review of mycetoma profile in Egypt: revisiting the global endemicity map.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2023Article
- Acid-fast bacteria as causative agents of skin and soft tissue infections: case presentations and literature review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2023Review
- [Eumycetomas by Fusarium oxysporum and Madurella mycetomatis. Description of two cases and literature review].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2022Review
- Skin Mycetoma in an 11-Year-Old African Boy: Case Presentation with Emphasis on Histopathological Features and Differential Diagnosis.Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Isolated Nocardiosis, an Unrecognized Primary Immunodeficiency?Frontiers in immunology · 2020Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease that can affect the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia and bone. It can be caused by filamentous bacteria or fungi and usually involves the legs and feet. Mycetoma is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and is easily misdiagnosed in clinical practice because of its nonspecific clinical features and lack of awareness of the disease. Although mycetoma is very rare in mainland China, an increasing number of cases have been reported in recent years. Here, we report a case of mycetoma in a patient who was misdiagnosed many years before receiving the correct treatment, leading to disease progression and motion limitation. The grains that represent microorganismal colonies were important clues for diagnosis. We also reviewed reported cases of mycetoma in mainland China. The majority of cases were reported from southern regions. Actinomycetoma was more commonly reported than was eumycetoma. The causative agents of actinomycetoma included Nocardia brasiliensis, N. asteroides, N. otitidiscaviarum, N. ninae and Gordonia terrae, and the causative fungi of eumycetoma were identified as Madurella mycetomatis, Fonsecaea pedrosoi and Acremonium falciforme. Notably, the diagnosis of mycetoma was delayed from months to decades in all of the patients, likely due to a lack of clinical experience. Our literature review suggests the importance of increased awareness of mycetoma in clinical practice, especially in non-endemic regions. Further investigative studies are needed to determine the real incidence of the disease in China.
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