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
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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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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
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