title: [Epidemiology of mycetoma in Mexico: study of 2105 cases].
abstract: A survey was carried out in Mexico to determine the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of mycetoma. Data was collected from a total of 2105 cases of mycetoma throughout a 30 year period (1956-1985), with an average incidence of 70 cases per year. Results showed a sex distribution of 76.1% male and 23.9% females. Age distribution indicated a 35% between 16 to 30 and 23% between 31 to 40 year old population. Most cases occurred in land-workers (60.2%) and in housewives with rural residence (21.3%). Lesions occurred most frequently in lower limbs (64.1%), trunk (17.4%) and upper limbs (13.6%). The geographic distribution within Mexico revealed that the States with the highest incidence were: Jalisco, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosi, Morelos and Guerrero The predominant etiologic agents found 97.8% corresponded to actinomycetes, from which Nocardia brasiliensis (86.6%) and Actinomadura madurae (10.2%) showed the higher frequency. Eumycetoma (2.2%) was due to Madurella grisea and M. mycetomatis in most cases.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López Martínez
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Méndez Tovar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavalle
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saúl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Macotela Ruíz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Epidemiología del micetoma en México: estudio de 2105 casos.