Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2020)

Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean

  • Simon Bessis,
  • Latifa Noussair,
  • Veronica Rodriguez-Nava,
  • Camille Jousset,
  • Clara Duran,
  • Alina Beresteanu,
  • Morgan Matt,
  • Benjamin Davido,
  • Robert Carlier,
  • Emmanuelle Bergeron,
  • Pierre-Edouard Fournier,
  • Jean Louis Herrmann,
  • Aurélien Dinh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.191005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 376 – 378

Abstract

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Mycetoma is a chronic infection that is slow to develop and heal. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). We describe a case of actinomycetoma caused by Actinomadura mexicana in the Caribbean region.

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