ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Epidemiologic Aspects of Mycetoma in Africa.
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- Mycetoma.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Review
- Environmental and structural risk factors for mycetoma in the White Nile State, Sudan: an ethnographic study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Diagnosis and Management of a Long-Standing Eumycetoma of the Wrist in Somalia: A Case Report in a Resource-Limited Setting.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Exploring the Diversity and Distribution of Medico-Veterinary Fungal Diseases in Africa: Harnessing a Multisectoral One Health Strategy for Cost-Effective Prevention and Preparedness.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Longstanding Case of Black Grain Mycetoma in a Somalian Male Patient: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology, risk factors, and awareness of mycetoma among residents in Eastern Sinnar locality, Sudan, 2021.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Mycetoma Epidemiology and Clinical Findings in Mogadishu, Somalia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Article
- Mycetoma in Somalia: an updated literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Mycetoma in Ecuador.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2024Article
- Mycetoma and the environment.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Review
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Abstract
Mycetoma is a chronic, disabling infection caused by fungi or actinomycetes that affects the disadvantaged rural populations of arid tropical regions. The identification of etiological agents is long, difficult, and often imprecise or unsuccessful. Recently developed molecular methods can be used to identify causal agents at the species level. However, diagnosis can only be implemented in specialized laboratories. For these reasons, the distribution of causal agents in endemic African countries remains approximate. It is known that the pathogenic organisms of mycetoma are present in the environment, introduced as a result of injuries or trauma. There are still unknowns concerning the natural habitats of agents and the mode of infection. A potential association between mycetoma and acacia was uncovered in Sudan, allowing the elaboration of a risk map of the country. A new hypothesis for the mode of contamination involves the intervention of an intermediate host. The first surveys in Sudanese endemic villages gave a higher prevalence than the previous estimates, indicating that the prevalence of mycetoma in endemic African countries has previously been underestimated.
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