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Review
. 2014 Oct 16;8(10):e3218.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003218. eCollection 2014 Oct.

Mycetoma medical therapy

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Review

Mycetoma medical therapy

Oliverio Welsh et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .

Abstract

Medical treatment of mycetoma depends on its fungal or bacterial etiology. Clinically, these entities share similar features that can confuse diagnosis, causing a lack of therapeutic response due to inappropriate treatment. This review evaluates the response to available antimicrobial agents in actinomycetoma and the current status of antifungal drugs for treatment of eumycetoma.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Clinical outcome of patient with actinomycetoma treated with amikacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, before (a) and after (b) therapy.

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