Actinomycetes Actinomycetoma Ankle Bacteria Chronic Granulomatous Disease


Actinomycetoma affecting the ankle of an elderly man from Sudan. Mycetoma is an uncommon disease found in the tropics. It is a chronic, localised infection of the skin and underlying tissues characterised by the formation of several abscesses and granulomas. The causes of mycetoma can be bacterial or fungal. The bacteria responsible for the diseas


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