01842nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001700133653002400150653002100174100001300195700001300208700001600221245009100237520130700328022002501635       2021                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aParasitology10aInfectious Diseases10aGeneral Medicine1 aAbate DA1 aAyele MH1 aMohammed AB00aSubcutaneous mycoses in Ethiopia: a retrospective study in a single dermatology center3 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
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                  <jats:title>Background</jats:title>
                  <jats:p>The magnitude of various types of subcutaneous mycoses in Ethiopia is unknown.</jats:p>
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                  <jats:title>Methods</jats:title>
                  <jats:p>We performed a 5-y retrospective review of confirmed cases at ALERT hospital dermatology clinics.</jats:p>
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                  <jats:title>Result</jats:title>
                  <jats:p>Confirmed cases of subcutaneous mycoses included chromoblastomycosis (n=12) and mycetoma (n=8). The patients originated from four regions: Oromia (n=10), Amhara (n=6), Addis Ababa (n=3) and South (n=1). Males were affected in 75% of cases (15/20). Ages ranged from 19 to 66 y with a median age of 44 y. Duration of disease ranged from 1 to 25 y. Extremities were affected in all cases, with lower limb involvement in 85% (17/20).</jats:p>
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                  <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title>
                  <jats:p>Chromoblastomycosis was the most frequent subcutaneous mycosis followed by mycetoma.</jats:p>
               </jats:sec>  a0035-9203, 1878-3503