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

Introduction. 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 s...

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Main Authors: Anthony Muchiri Maina, Joseph Theuri Macharia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753174
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