title: Streptomyces Somalinesiscausing Mycetomas in South India.
abstract: Biopsy specimens from 102 patients with mycetoma were examined histologically; Streptomyces somaliensis was found in 5 cases. The clinical features, radiology and histology of actinomycotic mycetoma due to S. somaliensis ar ' e described. The geographic distribution of the organism, its incidence and prevalence in India and the importance of histological examination in the diagnosis of the infection are discussed.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Taralakshmi
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pankajalakshmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arumugam