PRO/EDR> Mycetoma: WHO conference, call for action

Other Human Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
Ref 1. Also termed “skin NTDs,” this proposed WHO approach focuses on diseases that present changes in the skin (through lumps or swelling, ulcers, swollen limbs and patches on the face or body). An integrated approach can offer opportunities for early detection of many of these conditions through active screening in communities and schools, including mycetoma, leprosy, scabies, cutaneous leishmaniasis, etc.
Ref 2. Currently used antifungals for eumycetoma such as ketoconazole and