Mycetoma in Moshi, Tanzania. (12th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mavura, Daudi; Chapa, Peter; Sabushimike, Doriane; Kini, Lulyritha; Hay, Roderick
• Is Part Of: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Volume 115:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 340
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2021-01-12
• Subjects: mycetoma -- Tanzania -- Africa -- diagnosis; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9883
• DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa190
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-9203

Abstract

Abstract: The geographic spread of the neglected tropical disease mycetoma is still poorly understood, largely because there is no mechanism for official reporting and the general lack of identification facilities in many regions. Nonetheless many countries in the tropics have such cases. This brief report is submitted to provide an example of recent experience of mycetoma in six patients presenting to a single centre in Tanzania.