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The First Autochthonous Case of Actinomycetoma in a Bedouin Patient in the Israeli Negev Region.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
We report the first autochthonous case of actinomycetoma in a Bedouin patient from Israel's Negev Region. The patient presented with plantar and interdigital (web) nodular lesions. The time to diagnosis from the first medical contact was 4 years, and several treatment modifications were made until a satisfactory clinical response was achieved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUpdate on actinomycetoma treatment: linezolid in the treatment of actinomycetomas due to spp and resistant to conventional treatments.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
January 2025
Dermatology Department, Brighton General Hospital, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK.
Introduction: Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection, common throughout tropical regions, and is considered a neglected disease that mostly affects impoverished populations. Mycetoma is divided into eumycetoma, caused by fungi, and actinomycetoma, caused by filamentous bacteria. Clinical presentation is distinctive, and making the diagnosis is usually not difficult; however, access to safe and effective treatments is a major challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeep Fungal Infections of Skin and Role of Histopathology in Diagnosis.
Indian J Dermatol
October 2024
Department of Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India.
Introduction: Deep mycoses acquired by penetrating trauma to the skin can have varied and sometimes atypical morphological presentations resulting in diagnostic dilemmas and delay in treatment onset. Histopathology can be a useful tool in not only diagnosing but also differentiating various deep mycoses.
Aims And Objectives: To observe various morphological presentations and histopathological features of deep fungal infections.
Clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of human mycetoma: a single-center case series from Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Int J Dermatol
October 2024
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Tropicoporus tropicalis: A Newly Recognised Pathogen in Eumycetoma and Refractory Mycoses in Humans.
Mycoses
October 2024
Departamento de Ecología de Agentes Patógenos, "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez" General Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.
Tropicoporus tropicalis (formerly Phellinus tropicalis) is a saprophytic basidiomycete that has been implicated in refractory mycoses in humans, particularly in patients with chronic granulomatous disease. Despite its clinical significance, T. tropicalis is an under-recognised cause of eumycetoma, with no prior reports available.
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