Intraspinal Mycetoma: Report of Two Cases

Two cases of intraspinal mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis and Streptomyces somaliensis presenting with paraplegia are reported. In these cases, there was neither skin or bone involvement by the disease. The route of entry of the organisms is not known; however, hematogenous blood vessel inva...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1997-01, Vol.56 (1), p.27-29
Hauptverfasser:	Rahman Arbab, Mohammed Abdul, El Hag, Imad Abdin, Abdul Gadir, Abdul Fatah G, Siddik, Hassab El Rasoul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology Actinomycetales Infections - surgery Adult Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mitosporic Fungi - isolation & purification Mycetoma - microbiology Mycetoma - surgery Paraplegia - microbiology Paraplegia - surgery Spinal Cord Diseases - microbiology Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery Streptomyces - isolation & purification Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Two cases of intraspinal mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis and Streptomyces somaliensis presenting with paraplegia are reported. In these cases, there was neither skin or bone involvement by the disease. The route of entry of the organisms is not known; however, hematogenous blood vessel invasion by S. somaliensis was identified in the second case.
ISSN:	0002-9637 1476-1645
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.27