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Mycetoma Medical Therapy

Author(s) -

Oliverio Welsh,

Hail Mater Al-Abdely,

Mario C. SalinasCarmona,

Ahmed Hassan Fahal

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

plos neglected tropical diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99

H-Index - 135

eISSN - 1935-2735

pISSN - 1935-2727

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003218

Subject(s) - mycetoma , etiology , medicine , antifungal , dermatology , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial , antifungal drugs , pharmacotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology

Medical treatment of mycetoma depends on its fungal or bacterial etiology. Clinically, these entities share similar features that can confuse diagnosis, causing a lack of therapeutic response due to inappropriate treatment. This review evaluates the response to available antimicrobial agents in actinomycetoma and the current status of antifungal drugs for treatment of eumycetoma.

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