Table 1.
Hospitals in Ethiopia visited from September 20 to November 2, 2022 for the national subcutaneous mycoses survey.
Fig 1.
Regional distribution of subcutaneous mycoses in Ethiopia, seen at referral hospitals from data registered from July 2018 to September 2022 (Source Ethio_GIS, 2019).
Fig 2.
Mycetoma and the different body site affected from cases seen in referral hospitals in Ethiopia.
A) Woody hard globular swelling of the left foot with multiple sinuses. B) Infiltrative plaques on the sole of the left foot medially with sinuses and grains. C) Multiple nodules and sinuses on the right upper back extending to the shoulder. D) Hard to rubbery infiltrative plaque on the lower chest and upper abdomen with papules, nodules and sinuses. E) & F) A patient with both buttock and genital involvement. Infiltrative mass on the right buttock with multiple sinuses and hyperpigmented infiltrative involvement of the pubic area of the external genitalia with tumorous enlargement of the labia.
Fig 3.
A) Sporotrichosis; swollen ring finger with crusting, nodular lesions on dorsum of hand and wrist linearly arranged. B) Sporotrichosis; infiltrative plaque with satellite papules. C) Chromoblastomycosis; warty papules and nodules covering the lower leg and dorsum of foot. D) Chromoblastomycosis; Ulcer, hemorrhagic crust and warty papules on the lower leg.
Table 2.
Documented microscopic laboratory investigations done and positivity rate for subcutaneous mycoses from data registered from July 2018 to September 2022.