title: Mycetoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Cranial mycetoma is not as rare as was believed. In the Sudan, the majority of cases are caused by S. somaliensis; no cases were found to be caused by Nocardia species. Cranial actinomycetoma proved to be potentially fatal and was the most difficult to treat. The best treatment results were achieved in cases of A. madurae infection.
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013397:Sudan; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D003622:Dapsone; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D013307:Streptomycin