Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana , A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean

Simon Bessis (1) , Latifa Noussair (1) , Véronica Rodriguez-Nava (2) , Camille Jousset (1) , Clara Duran (1) , Alina Beresteanu (1) , Morgan Matt (1) , Benjamin Davido (1) , Robert Carlier (1) , Emmanuelle Bergeron (2) , Pierre-Edouard Fournier (3, 4) , Jean Louis Herrmann (5, 1) , Aurélien Dinh (1)

1 Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [CHU Raymond Poincaré]
2 LEM - Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne - UMR 5557
3 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes
4 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
5 Pathogénèse et contrôle des infections chroniques (PCCI)

Mycetoma is a chronic infection that is slow to develop and heal. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). We describe a case of actinomycetoma caused by Actinomadura mexicana in the Caribbean region.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Parasitology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Cardiology and cardiovascular system; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Emerging diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases

Simon Bessis, Latifa Noussair, Véronica Rodriguez-Nava, Camille Jousset, Clara Duran, et al.. Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana , A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, 26 (2), pp.379-380. ⟨10.3201/eid2602.191005⟩. ⟨hal-02525278⟩