[Mycetoma of the neck and the nape of the neck due to Madurella mycetomatis. Apropos of a case in Mauritania]
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[Mycetoma of the neck and the nape of the neck due to Madurella mycetomatis. Apropos of a case in Mauritania]
Abstract
Fungous mycetoma of the nape of the neck due to Madurella mycetomatis is an unusual localisation (four cases in mondial literature) and severe affection. This reports deals with a case occurred after traumatism. Despite five months of itraconazole and chirurgical treatment, the therapeutic escape was evident.
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