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Actinomycotic mycetoma

MedGen UID:
220370
Concept ID:
C1261283
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Actinomycetoma
SNOMED CT: Actinomycotic mycetema (187089001); Actinomycotic madura foot (186397005); Actinomycotic mycetoma of foot (186397005); Madura foot - actinomycotic (186397005); Actinomycetoma (187089001); Actinomycotic mycetoma (187089001)

Definition

A chronic granulomatous inflammation involving the deep dermis and the subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by Actinomycetes bacteria. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVActinomycotic mycetoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Elkheir LYM, Haroun R, Mohamed MA, Fahal AH
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Aug;14(8):e0008307. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008307. PMID: 32853199Free PMC Article
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Welsh O
Int J Dermatol 1991 Jun;30(6):387-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb03892.x. PMID: 1894401

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dubey N, Capoor MR, Hasan AS, Gupta A, Ramesh V, Sharma S, Singh A, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Oct 22;147:e294. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001766. PMID: 31637988Free PMC Article
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799
Welsh O, Sauceda E, Gonzalez J, Ocampo J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1987 Sep;17(3):443-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70227-8. PMID: 3308980
Venugopal TV, Venugopal PV, Paramasivan CN, Shetty BM, Subramanian S
Sabouraudia 1977 Mar;15(1):17-22. doi: 10.1080/00362177785190041. PMID: 558655
Causey WA
Appl Microbiol 1974 Aug;28(2):193-8. doi: 10.1128/am.28.2.193-198.1974. PMID: 4604822Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Danny CG, Manoharan K, Kumar NA, Sowbaghya PT
QJM 2023 Nov 24;116(11):950-951. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad151. PMID: 37354532
Rai VM, Balachandran C
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2006 Mar-Apr;72(2):178. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.25661. PMID: 16707839
Bapat KC, Pandit AA
Acta Cytol 1991 Nov-Dec;35(6):770-2. PMID: 1950333
Roberts IF, Karim QN, Rosin RD
J R Soc Med 1989 Sep;82(9):552-3. doi: 10.1177/014107688908200916. PMID: 2795578Free PMC Article
Venugopal TV, Venugopal PV, Paramasivan CN, Shetty BM, Subramanian S
Sabouraudia 1977 Mar;15(1):17-22. doi: 10.1080/00362177785190041. PMID: 558655

Therapy

Sharma AK, Pandey AK, Kaistha S, Ranjan KR
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jan 27;14(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236948. PMID: 33504519Free PMC Article
Tilak R, Singh S, Garg A, Bassi J, Tilak V, Gulati AK
J Infect Dev Ctries 2009 Feb 28;3(1):71-3. doi: 10.3855/jidc.108. PMID: 19749452
Welsh O, Sauceda E, Gonzalez J, Ocampo J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1987 Sep;17(3):443-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70227-8. PMID: 3308980
Saksun JM, Kane J, Schachter RK
Can Med Assoc J 1978 Oct 21;119(8):911-4. PMID: 737642Free PMC Article
Kandhari KC, Girgla HS, Mohpatra LN, Kumar R, Bhutank LK, Pai D, Malhotra YK
Arch Dermatol 1971 Dec;104(6):686-7. PMID: 5131715

Prognosis

Dubey N, Capoor MR, Hasan AS, Gupta A, Ramesh V, Sharma S, Singh A, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Oct 22;147:e294. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001766. PMID: 31637988Free PMC Article
Tilak R, Singh S, Garg A, Bassi J, Tilak V, Gulati AK
J Infect Dev Ctries 2009 Feb 28;3(1):71-3. doi: 10.3855/jidc.108. PMID: 19749452
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799
Bakshi R, Mathur DR
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2008 Jan-Mar;51(1):154-5. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.40433. PMID: 18417892

Clinical prediction guides

Joseph NM, Harish BN, Sistla S, Thappa DM, Parija SC
J Infect Dev Ctries 2010 May 1;4(4):249-52. doi: 10.3855/jidc.645. PMID: 20440064
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799

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