Case report: Actinomycetoma caused by Nocardia aobensis from Lao PDR with favourable outcome after short-term antibiotic treatment.

BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a neglected, chronic, localized, progressively destructive, granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) or by aerobic actinomycetes (actinomycetoma). It is characterized by a triad of painless subcutaneous mass, multiple sinuses and discharge containing grains...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Vongphoumy, I, Dance, D, Dittrich, S, Logan, J, Davong, V, Rattanavong, S, Blessmann, J
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science 2015