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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Mycetoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Micetoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Micetoma
Synonyms
English
:
Actinomycetoma
Eumycetoma
Actinomycetomas
Eumycetomas
Foot, Madura
Maduromycoses
Mycetomas
Madura Foot
Maduromycosis
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.040.692.606
C01.252.825.557
C01.539.800.200.500
C01.539.800.720.557
C01.703.295.522
C17.800.838.208.557
C17.800.838.765.557
Definition
English
:
A chronic progressive subcutaneous
infection
caused by species of fungi (eumycetoma), or actinomycetes (actinomycetoma). It is characterized by tumefaction,
abscesses
, and tumor-like granules representing microcolonies of pathogens, such as
MADURELLA
fungi and
bacteria
ACTINOMYCETES, with different grain
colors.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with causative organism (IM) or precoordinate organism/dis (IM) if pertinent
History Note
English
:
2009 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8445
Unique Identifier:
D008271
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
LILACS