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Actinomycotic mycetoma

MedGen UID:
220370
•Concept ID:
C1261283
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Actinomycetoma
SNOMED CT: Actinomycotic mycetema (187089001); Actinomycotic madura foot (186397005); Actinomycotic mycetoma of foot (186397005); Madura foot - actinomycotic (186397005); Actinomycetoma (187089001); Actinomycotic mycetoma (187089001)

Definition

A chronic granulomatous inflammation involving the deep dermis and the subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by Actinomycetes bacteria. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVActinomycotic mycetoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mycetoma imaging: the best practice.
Bahar ME, Bakheet OELH, Fahal AH
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021 Apr 14;115(4):387-396. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/traa178. PMID: 33537774
The Surgical Treatment of Mycetoma.
Suleiman SH, Wadaella el S, Fahal AH
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 Jun;10(6):e0004690. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004690. PMID: 27336736Free PMC Article
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: rationale and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and management.
Denning DW, Cadranel J, Beigelman-Aubry C, Ader F, Chakrabarti A, Blot S, Ullmann AJ, Dimopoulos G, Lange C; European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and European Respiratory Society
Eur Respir J 2016 Jan;47(1):45-68. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00583-2015. PMID: 26699723

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiological profile and spectrum of neglected tropical disease eumycetoma from Delhi, North India.
Dubey N, Capoor MR, Hasan AS, Gupta A, Ramesh V, Sharma S, Singh A, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Oct 22;147:e294. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001766. PMID: 31637988Free PMC Article
Modified Welsh regimen: a promising therapy for actinomycetoma.
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799
Amikacin alone and in combination with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in the treatment of actinomycotic mycetoma.
Welsh O, Sauceda E, Gonzalez J, Ocampo J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1987 Sep;17(3):443-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70227-8. PMID: 3308980
Mycetomas in Madras.
Venugopal TV, Venugopal PV, Paramasivan CN, Shetty BM, Subramanian S
Sabouraudia 1977 Mar;15(1):17-22. doi: 10.1080/00362177785190041. PMID: 558655
Nocardia caviae: a report of 13 new isolations with clinical correlation.
Causey WA
Appl Microbiol 1974 Aug;28(2):193-8. doi: 10.1128/am.28.2.193-198.1974. PMID: 4604822Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Unveiling a common neglected tropical disease: actinomycotic mycetoma.
Danny CG, Manoharan K, Kumar NA, Sowbaghya PT
QJM 2023 Nov 24;116(11):950-951. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad151. PMID: 37354532
Abdominal wall actinomycotic mycetoma involving the bowel: a rare entity.
Sharma AK, Pandey AK, Kaistha S, Ranjan KR
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jan 27;14(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236948. PMID: 33504519Free PMC Article
Epidemiological profile and spectrum of neglected tropical disease eumycetoma from Delhi, North India.
Dubey N, Capoor MR, Hasan AS, Gupta A, Ramesh V, Sharma S, Singh A, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Oct 22;147:e294. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001766. PMID: 31637988Free PMC Article
Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma.
Joseph NM, Harish BN, Sistla S, Thappa DM, Parija SC
J Infect Dev Ctries 2010 May 1;4(4):249-52. doi: 10.3855/jidc.645. PMID: 20440064
Mycetomas in Madras.
Venugopal TV, Venugopal PV, Paramasivan CN, Shetty BM, Subramanian S
Sabouraudia 1977 Mar;15(1):17-22. doi: 10.1080/00362177785190041. PMID: 558655

Therapy

Abdominal wall actinomycotic mycetoma involving the bowel: a rare entity.
Sharma AK, Pandey AK, Kaistha S, Ranjan KR
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jan 27;14(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236948. PMID: 33504519Free PMC Article
Amikacin alone and in combination with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in the treatment of actinomycotic mycetoma.
Welsh O, Sauceda E, Gonzalez J, Ocampo J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1987 Sep;17(3):443-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70227-8. PMID: 3308980
Mycetoma caused by Nocardia madurae.
Saksun JM, Kane J, Schachter RK
Can Med Assoc J 1978 Oct 21;119(8):911-4. PMID: 737642Free PMC Article
Restoration of bones in mycetoma.
Kamalam A, Subramaniyam P, Augustine SM, Thambiah AS
Arch Dermatol 1975 Sep;111(9):1178-80. PMID: 1167053
Actinomycotic mycetoma.
Kandhari KC, Girgla HS, Mohpatra LN, Kumar R, Bhutank LK, Pai D, Malhotra YK
Arch Dermatol 1971 Dec;104(6):686-7. PMID: 5131715

Prognosis

Epidemiological profile and spectrum of neglected tropical disease eumycetoma from Delhi, North India.
Dubey N, Capoor MR, Hasan AS, Gupta A, Ramesh V, Sharma S, Singh A, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Oct 22;147:e294. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001766. PMID: 31637988Free PMC Article
A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot.
Tilak R, Singh S, Garg A, Bassi J, Tilak V, Gulati AK
J Infect Dev Ctries 2009 Feb 28;3(1):71-3. doi: 10.3855/jidc.108. PMID: 19749452
Modified Welsh regimen: a promising therapy for actinomycetoma.
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799
Incidence and changing pattern of mycetoma in western Rajasthan.
Bakshi R, Mathur DR
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2008 Jan-Mar;51(1):154-5. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.40433. PMID: 18417892

Clinical prediction guides

Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma.
Joseph NM, Harish BN, Sistla S, Thappa DM, Parija SC
J Infect Dev Ctries 2010 May 1;4(4):249-52. doi: 10.3855/jidc.645. PMID: 20440064
Modified Welsh regimen: a promising therapy for actinomycetoma.
Damle DK, Mahajan PM, Pradhan SN, Belgaumkar VA, Gosavi AP, Tolat SN, Gokhale NR, Mhaske CB
J Drugs Dermatol 2008 Sep;7(9):853-6. PMID: 19112799

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