Mycetoma - a history of the first contributions to the description of the disease and its pathogenesis.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 115(4): 283-286, 2021 04 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33205160
ABSTRACT
Tracking the history of the discovery of mycetoma is not simple because identifying the roots of medical knowledge depends on utilising sources that employ imprecise and sometimes confusing descriptions when compared with those based on modern medical terminology. Ancient sources of information include writings, such as poetry, archaeology and paleopathology, as well as legend and folklore. The earliest precise descriptions of mycetoma were recorded in the mid-19th century by medical officers working in southern India. But interest in the disease spread rapidly both among doctors in India and elsewhere, from Algeria to Mexico to Sudan. Although over time the names of organisms have changed, the clinical and pathological descriptions still stand as testament to those early detailed studies. Some of the conclusions of the early investigators, particularly the general lack of effective treatment and the difficulty in diagnosis, remain true today.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Mycetoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
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Mexico
Language:
En
Journal:
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article