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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| description | 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 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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| spelling | doaj-art-b2e43e42ae8140a78521aac2c41f2ab22025-02-03T01:06:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572012-01-01201210.1155/2012/753174753174Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case ReportAnthony Muchiri Maina0Joseph Theuri Macharia1Orthopaedic Department, AIC Kijabe Hospital, 00220 Kijabe, KenyaAIC CURE International Children's Hospital, 00220 Kijabe, KenyaIntroduction. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753174 |
| spellingShingle | Anthony Muchiri Maina Joseph Theuri Macharia Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report |
| title_full | Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report |
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| title_short | Alleviating a Nomad's Anguish: Successful Treatment of a Case of Leg Mycetoma—A Case Report |
| title_sort | alleviating a nomad s anguish successful treatment of a case of leg mycetoma a case report |
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