| Actinomycetoma | |
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| HIV patient with actinomycetoma before treatment | |
| Specialty | Dermatology, Infectious diseases |
Actinomycetoma is a chronic bacterial subcutaneous infection caused by Actinomyces that affect the skin and connective tissue.[1] It is, therefore, a form of actinomycosis.[2] Mycetoma is a broad term which includes actinomycetoma and eumycetoma under it. However, eumycetoma is caused by fungal infection in contrast to actinomycetoma that is caused by mostly anaerobic bacteria.[3]
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- ^ Yadlapati, Sujitha; Sathe, Nishad C.; Chaudhari, Soham P. (2024-03-07). "Eumycetoma". StatPearls Publishing. PMID 34662025. Retrieved 2024-07-03.