Abstract：
Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease endemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), India and parts of South and North America. The epidemiologic profile of the disease in Egypt, which neighbours SSA, has not been explored previously. Therefore we conducted a scoping review of the literature on mycetoma in Egypt. We searched the literature comprehensively on MEDLINE and Google Scholar using free-text words and Medical Subject Headings and terms. Both published and non-peer-reviewed (grey literature) articles were included. The initial search identified 133 reports. Of these, only eight were found to be relevant and were included in the study. The total number of mycetoma patients was 59, reported between 1949 and 2015. There was a predilection for eumycetoma (44 of 59) patients (75%), while actinomycetoma constituted 15 patients (25%). Six patients were female, 28 were male and 25 were unreported. Children and adolescents constituted 3 of 59 (5%), 52 (88%) were adults and age was not provided for 4 patients. Only four patients (7%) were non-autochthonous. The incidence of mycetoma in Egypt is higher than previously reported. Egypt is probably a low-endemic country. An accurate estimate of the prevalence and epidemiology of mycetoma necessitates further research collaboration.
摘要：
Mycetoma是一种慢性传染病，在撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）流行，印度以及南美和北美的部分地区。该疾病在埃及的流行病学概况，SSA的邻居，以前没有探索过。因此，我们对埃及的细菌瘤文献进行了范围审查。我们使用自由文本单词和医学主题词和术语全面搜索了MEDLINE和GoogleScholar的文献。包括已发表和非同行评审（灰色文献）的文章。最初的搜索确定了133个报告。其中,只有8人被发现相关，并被纳入研究。在1949年至2015年期间报告的肌瘤患者总数为59。Eumycetoma（59例中有44例）（75％），而放线菌瘤占15例（25％）。六名患者是女性，28人为男性，25人为未报告。儿童和青少年占59人中的3人（5%），52（88%）为成人，4例患者未提供年龄。只有4名患者（7％）是非本地的。埃及的肌瘤发病率高于以前的报道。埃及可能是一个低流行的国家。准确估计肌瘤的患病率和流行病学需要进一步的研究合作。
