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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
卷 9, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof9070730
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eumycetoma; pale grains; Fusarium spp; recurrent disease; emerging infectious diseases; transdisciplinary one health strategy; Sudan
This is a case report on a fungal infection caused by Fusarium falciforme, resulting in a recurrent eumycetoma. This is the first report of Fusarium falciforme causing eumycetoma in Sudan, highlighting the need for increased awareness among healthcare providers and improved diagnostic and surveillance systems in at-risk areas to improve case management and reduce the threat of further spread.
Eumycetoma is an infectious disease caused by various fungal pathogens. The disease is characterised by black and pale-yellowish grain discharge. In this communication, we report a case of eumycetoma with a pale grain foot-eumycetoma caused by Fusarium falciforme. The patient presented at the outpatient clinic of the Mycetoma Research Centre in Sudan. The causative agent was initially misidentified as Aspergillus nidulans based on its seemingly similar histopathological appearance. However, sequencing the internally transcribed spacer region of the extracted grain confirmed infection with Fusarium falciforme. Although the patient received Itraconazole and underwent surgical excision, the disease was recurrent. To our knowledge, this is the first report on Fusarium falciforme causing eumycetoma in Sudan, indicating the expansion of the geographical distribution of this pathogen. This calls for raising the awareness of healthcare providers and improving the diagnostic and surveillance systems in at-risk areas to improve the case management and reduce the threat of further spread. Considering the potential impacts of F. falciforme infection including threatening the global health, food security, and ecosystem balance, as well as loss of biodiversity and negative socioeconomic changes in endemic countries, we recommend the implementation of an integrated transdisciplinary One Health strategy for the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases including F. falciforme.
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