 Mycetoma
"Mycetoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A chronic progressive subcutaneous infection caused by species of fungi (eumycetoma), or actinomycetes (actinomycetoma). It is characterized by tumefaction, abscesses, and tumor-like granules representing microcolonies of pathogens, such as MADURELLA fungi and bacteria ACTINOMYCETES, with different grain colors.
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D008271
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C01.252.410.040.692.606 C01.252.825.557 C01.539.800.200.500 C01.539.800.720.557 C01.703.295.522 C17.800.838.208.557 C17.800.838.765.557
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycetoma" by people in Profiles.
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Nitschke A, Sachs P, Suby-Long T, Restauri N. Monod sign. J Thorac Imaging. 2013 Nov; 28(6):W120.
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Tellez I, Franco-Paredes C. A woman with chronic subcutaneous swelling of the right foot associated with sinus tracts discharging yellow grains. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 Sep 28; 4(9):e772.
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Rouphael NG, Talati NJ, Franco-Paredes C. A painful thorn in the foot: a case of eumycetoma. Am J Med Sci. 2007 Aug; 334(2):142-4.
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Abzug MJ, Walsh TJ. Interferon-gamma and colony-stimulating factors as adjuvant therapy for refractory fungal infections in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Aug; 23(8):769-73.
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Slack CL, Watson DW, Abzug MJ, Shaw C, Chan KH. Fungal mastoiditis in immunocompromised children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Jan; 125(1):73-5.
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Taravella MJ, Johnson DW, Petty JG, Keyser RB, Foster CS, Lundberg BE. Infectious posterior scleritis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii. Clinicopathologic findings. Ophthalmology. 1997 Aug; 104(8):1312-6.
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