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标题：Mycetoma: epidemiology, treatment challenges, and progress
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作者：Hala Taha Mohamed ; Ahmed Fahal ; Wendy WJ van de Sande 等
期刊名称：Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1179-7282
电子版ISSN：1179-7282
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
页码：31-36
DOI：10.2147/RRTM.S53115
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissue with a high morbidity. This disease is most commonly seen in countries between 30°N and 15°S of the equator, but cases have also been seen in Europe and the USA. Due to the lack of proper prevalence data, currently the true burden of this disease is not known. Mycetoma can be caused by a large variety of microorganisms, both bacteria and fungi. Treatment of the disease depends on the etiology of the causative agent. Actinomycetoma is usually treated with antibiotics only and has a decent cure rate; eumycetoma is treated with a combination of antibiotics and surgery. Unfortunately, for eumycetoma, recurrent infections are common and amputations are still needed in a large proportion of the patients.
关键词：eumycetoma; actinomycetoma; epidemiology; etiology; therapy