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Mycetoma

MedGen UID:
44241
•Concept ID:
C0024449
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Madura foot; mycetoma; Mycetomata
SNOMED CT: Mycetoma (410039003); Mycetomata (410039003)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0016823
Orphanet: ORPHA2583

Definition

Subcutaneous inflammatory pseudotumors containing fungal or actinomycetic (bacteria with branched filaments) granules or grains. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMycetoma
Follow this link to review classifications for Mycetoma in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The use of artificial intelligence to improve mycetoma management.
Ali HO, Elkheir LYM, Fahal AH
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024 Feb;18(2):e0011914. Epub 2024 Feb 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011914. PMID: 38329930Free PMC Article
Mycetoma. Current concepts in treatment.
Welsh O
Int J Dermatol 1991 Jun;30(6):387-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb03892.x. PMID: 1894401
Treatment of mycetoma.
Lancet 1977 Jul 2;2(8027):23-4. PMID: 69107

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

COVID-19 in Sudan.
Ahmed A, Mohamed NS, El-Sadig SM, Fahal LA, Abelrahim ZB, Ahmed ES, Siddig EE
J Infect Dev Ctries 2021 Mar 7;15(2):204-208. doi: 10.3855/jidc.14520. PMID: 33690201
Endemic Mycoses in Children.
Yeoh DK, Butters C, Curtis N
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019 Jun;38(6S Suppl 1):S52-S59. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002324. PMID: 31205246
Subcutaneous mycoses.
Queiroz-Telles F, McGinnis MR, Salkin I, Graybill JR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2003 Mar;17(1):59-85, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00066-1. PMID: 12751261
Fungal sinusitis.
deShazo RD
Am J Med Sci 1998 Jul;316(1):39-45. doi: 10.1097/00000441-199807000-00006. PMID: 9671042
Aspergillosis: a disease with many faces.
Miller WT
Semin Roentgenol 1996 Jan;31(1):52-66. doi: 10.1016/s0037-198x(96)80040-x. PMID: 8838945

Diagnosis

Mycetoma in Ecuador.
Chandler DJ, Escalante L, Maldonado A, Tello S, Orellana S, Escalante E
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2024 May 1;118(5):339-342. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trad098. PMID: 38214978Free PMC Article
Mycetoma trichophyton.
Christodoulou E, Deftereos S
Pan Afr Med J 2021;40:121. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.121.32006. PMID: 34909090Free PMC Article
Mycetoma.
Bawaskar HS, Bawaskar PH
J Assoc Physicians India 2021 Nov;69(11):11-12. PMID: 34781618
Mycetoma.
Welsh O, Vera-Cabrera L, Salinas-Carmona MC
Clin Dermatol 2007 Mar-Apr;25(2):195-202. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.011. PMID: 17350499
Subcutaneous mycoses.
Queiroz-Telles F, McGinnis MR, Salkin I, Graybill JR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2003 Mar;17(1):59-85, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00066-1. PMID: 12751261

Therapy

Mycetoma medical therapy.
Welsh O, Al-Abdely HM, Salinas-Carmona MC, Fahal AH
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014 Oct;8(10):e3218. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003218. PMID: 25330342Free PMC Article
Eumycetoma.
Estrada R, Chávez-López G, Estrada-Chávez G, López-Martínez R, Welsh O
Clin Dermatol 2012 Jul-Aug;30(4):389-96. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.09.009. PMID: 22682186
Posaconazole.
Keating GM
Drugs 2005;65(11):1553-67; discussion 1568-9. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200565110-00007. PMID: 16033292
Subcutaneous fungal infections.
Pang KR, Wu JJ, Huang DB, Tyring SK
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(6):523-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04056.x. PMID: 15571502
Subcutaneous mycoses.
Queiroz-Telles F, McGinnis MR, Salkin I, Graybill JR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2003 Mar;17(1):59-85, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00066-1. PMID: 12751261

Prognosis

Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis: When to Do, How to Interpret?
Elmas ÖF, Durdu M
Mycopathologia 2023 Oct;188(5):545-552. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1007/s11046-023-00711-7. PMID: 36976441
COVID-19 in Sudan.
Ahmed A, Mohamed NS, El-Sadig SM, Fahal LA, Abelrahim ZB, Ahmed ES, Siddig EE
J Infect Dev Ctries 2021 Mar 7;15(2):204-208. doi: 10.3855/jidc.14520. PMID: 33690201
Mycetoma: a thorn in the flesh.
Fahal AH
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2004 Jan;98(1):3-11. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)00009-9. PMID: 14702833
Mycetoma.
McGinnis MR
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70329-6. PMID: 8821162
Mycetoma.
Fahal AH, Hassan MA
Br J Surg 1992 Nov;79(11):1138-41. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800791107. PMID: 1467883

Clinical prediction guides

An updated list of eumycetoma causative agents and their differences in grain formation and treatment response.
van de Sande WWJ, Fahal AH
Clin Microbiol Rev 2024 Jun 13;37(2):e0003423. Epub 2024 May 1 doi: 10.1128/cmr.00034-23. PMID: 38690871Free PMC Article
Eumicetoma: actualidades y perspectivas.
Arenas R, Vega-Mémije MªE, Rangel-Gamboa L
Gac Med Mex 2017;153(7):841-851. doi: 10.24875/GMM.17002917. PMID: 29414948
Host defenses in subcutaneous mycoses.
Vera-Cabrera L, Salinas-Carmona MC, Waksman N, Messeguer-Pérez J, Ocampo-Candiani J, Welsh O
Clin Dermatol 2012 Jul-Aug;30(4):382-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.09.008. PMID: 22682185
Subcutaneous mycoses: chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis and mycetoma.
Bonifaz A, Vázquez-González D, Perusquía-Ortiz AM
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2010 Aug;8(8):619-27; quiz 628. Epub 2010 Jun 7 doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07453.x. PMID: 20529168
Advances in management of paranasal sinus aspergillosis.
Daudia A, Jones NS
J Laryngol Otol 2008 Apr;122(4):331-5. Epub 2007 Oct 12 doi: 10.1017/S0022215107000722. PMID: 17931453

Recent systematic reviews

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent hemoptysis due to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a case report and systematic review of the literature.
Koch A, Schanne DH, Günther G, Aebersold DM, Elicin O
Strahlenther Onkol 2023 Feb;199(2):192-200. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s00066-022-02013-1. PMID: 36264357Free PMC Article
Case Report: Coral Reef Pathogen Aspergillus sydowii Causing Black Grain Mycetoma.
Vera-Cabrera L, Cardenas-de la Garza JA, Cuellar-Barboza A, Gallardo-Rocha A, Molina-Torres CA, Escalante-Fuentes W, Ocampo-Candiani J
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Jan 4;104(3):871-873. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1352. PMID: 33399044Free PMC Article
Host genetic susceptibility to mycetoma.
Ali RS, Newport MJ, Bakhiet SM, Ibrahim ME, Fahal AH
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Apr;14(4):e0008053. Epub 2020 Apr 30 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008053. PMID: 32352976Free PMC Article
Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tomczyk S, Deribe K, Brooker SJ, Clark H, Rafique K, Knopp S, Utzinger J, Davey G
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014;8(11):e3285. Epub 2014 Nov 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003285. PMID: 25393620Free PMC Article
Global burden of human mycetoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
van de Sande WW
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013 Nov;7(11):e2550. Epub 2013 Nov 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002550. PMID: 24244780Free PMC Article

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