Mycetoma in Ecuador-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Mycetoma in Ecuador

Published:2024-01-12 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0035-9203
Container-title:Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
language:en
Short-container-title:

Author:

Chandler David J¹²^ORCID,Escalante Luis³⁴^ORCID,Maldonado Astrid⁴⁵^ORCID,Tello Sonia⁶^ORCID,Orellana Shirley⁷^ORCID,Escalante Edgar⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School , Brighton , BN1 9PX, UK

2. Dermatology Department, Brighton General Hospital, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust , Brighton , BN2 3EW, UK

3. Universidad Espíritu Santo , Guayaquil , Ecuador

4. Universidad de Guayaquil , Guayaquil , Ecuador

5. EPHORA Research Group , Guayaquil , Ecuador

6. Department of Pathology, Hospital Axxis , Quito , Ecuador

7. Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos , Guayaquil , Ecuador

8. Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin , Quito , Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract Background Previous studies on the distribution of mycetoma globally have failed to identify Ecuador as an endemic country. Methods We present data on 35 cases of mycetoma in Ecuador between 1955 and 2021: 5 cases from our experience and 30 cases from the literature. Results Eight cases of eumycetoma (23%) and 27 cases of actinomycetoma (77%) were diagnosed. Most cases originated from the coastal region of Ecuador. Conclusions For the first time in an English-language publication, this communication confirms the presence of mycetoma in Ecuador, securing Ecuador's position on the global mycetoma map.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine,Parasitology

Link

https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/trstmh/trad098/55932938/trad098.pdf

Reference9 articles.

1. Global burden of human mycetoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis;van de Sande;PLoS Negl Trop Dis,2013

2. The global distribution of actinomycetoma and eumycetoma;Emery;PLoS Negl Trop Dis,2020

3. Mycetoma reported cases, latest year available;World Health Organization,2019

4. Micetomas en el Ecuador;Lazo;Rev Ecuat Hig Med Trop,1979

5. Micetoma en gluteo;Torres;Gac Dermatolog Ecuator,1998