On 28th May 2016, mycetoma was recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the World
Health Organization. This was the result of a 4-year journey starting in February 2013 with a …

SUMMARY In 2023, the World Health Organization designated eumycetoma causative
agents as high-priority pathogens on its list of fungal priority pathogens. Despite this …

Yucatán State is dominated by two kinds of soil, named “Black Leptosol” and “Red Leptosol”,
which are interwoven across the State. In this work, we analyzed the relation between the …

In this part 1 of a 2-part continuing medical education series, the epidemiology, clinical
features, and diagnostic methods for fungal skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which …

The use of immunomodulatory and metabolic modulating drugs has been considered a
better strategy to improve the efficacy of conventional treatments against pathogens and …

Eumycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by at least 34 fungal genera. By
far, the most common species is Madurella mycetomatis. The disease is characterized by a …

Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to update the status of treatment of
actinomycetoma and eumycetoma. Specific information is presented to describe the best …

Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous disease, classified into eumycetoma caused by fungi
and actinomycetoma due to aerobic filamentous actinomycetes. Mycetoma can be found in …

Males are generally more susceptible to Nocardia infection than females, with a male-to-
female ratio of 2 and higher clinical disease. 17β-Estradiol has been implicated in affecting …

Background Mycetoma is a neglected, chronic, localized, progressively destructive,
granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) or by aerobic actinomycetes …