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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Mycetoma
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Mycetoma
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Mycetoma
Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Dermatomycoses > Mycetoma
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Dermatomycoses > Mycetoma
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Dermatomycoses > Mycetoma
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Nocardia Infections > Mycetoma

Preferred term

Mycetoma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Actinomycetoma
  • Eumycetoma
  • Madura Foot
  • Maduromycosis

Note

  • coordinate with causative organism (IM) or precoordinate organism/dis (IM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A chronic progressive subcutaneous infection caused by species of fungi (eumycetoma), or actinomycetes (actinomycetoma). It is characterized by tumefaction, abscesses, and tumor-like granules representing microcolonies of pathogens, such as MADURELLA fungi and bacteria ACTINOMYCETES, with different grain colors.

History note

  • 2009 (1963)

In other languages

  • maduromykoosi

    Finnish

  • eumycetom
  • eumycetoma
  • eumysetooma
  • maduromycosis
  • maduromykos
  • mykoottinen madurajalka
  • mykotisk madurafot
  • mysetooma
  • pes maduromycoticus
  • sienen aiheuttama madurajalka
  • Mycetom

    Swedish

  • Eumycetom
  • Madurafot
  • Maduromykos

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008271

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