Clinical characteristics and treatment of actinomycetoma in northeast Mexico: A case series.

• Main Authors: Jesús Alberto Cárdenas-de la Garza (Author), Oliverio Welsh (Author), Adrián Cuéllar-Barboza (Author), Karina Paola Suarez-Sánchez (Author), Estephania De la Cruz-Valadez (Author), Luis Gerardo Cruz-Gómez (Author), Anabel Gallardo-Rocha (Author), Jorge Ocampo-Candiani (Author), Lucio Vera-Cabrera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease characterized by nodules, scars, abscesses, and fistulae that drain serous or purulent material containing the etiological agent. Mycetoma may be caused by true fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous aerobic bacteria (actinomycetoma). Mycetoma is more f...