Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report | Zendy

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Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report

Author(s) -

Anthony Muchiri Maina,

Joseph Theuri Macharia

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6749

pISSN - 2090-6757

DOI - 10.1155/2012/753174

Subject(s) - mycetoma , medicine , anguish , lesion , surgery , surgical debridement , medical treatment , foot (prosody) , intensive care medicine , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology

. Mycetoma is a localized, chronic, progressive, granulomatous, inflammatory, non contagious, tumour-like lesion with sinuses discharging different types of granules. The organisms are usually inoculated into any body part subject to trauma-usually the foot. Treatment is medical and/or surgical. Prognosis is good in early cases with high recurrences in late cases or those inadequately treated. The authors describe the successful treatment of a severe case of leg mycetoma, with combined surgical and medical therapies.

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