A new model for management of mycetoma in the Sudan.

• Main Authors: Ahmed Fahal (Author), El Sheikh Mahgoub (Author), Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan (Author), Manar Elsheikh Abdel-Rahman (Author), Yassir Alshambaty (Author), Ahmed Hashim (Author), Ali Hago (Author), Eduard E Zijlstra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with mycetoma usually present late with advanced disease, which is attributed to lack of medical and health facilities in endemic areas, poor health education and low socio-economic status. With this background, an integrated patient management model at the village level was designed to add...