Open AccessMycetoma: A common yet unrecognized health burden in central India
Author(s) -
Gitesh U Sawatkar,
Vaishali H Wankhade,
Bhagyashree B Supekar,
Rajesh Singh,
Dharitri Bhat,
Supriya S. Tankhiwale
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_358_18
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , surgery , mycetoma , itraconazole , retrospective cohort study , antifungal
Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infective disorder of skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and bones caused by the traumatic inoculation of either fungal (eumycotic) or bacterial (actinomycotic) organisms present in the soil. Triad of tumefaction, discharging sinuses, and grains characterizes the disease.