Opinion: Ten years after WHO recognition, mycetoma remains one of the world’s most neglected diseases
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When I met Tesfaye at Boru Meda General Hospital, he vaguely remembered the thorn. He was 15 when it pricked his foot, out in the fields somewhere in Mekdela, in north-central Ethiopia. He had noticed it in passing, then forgot about it.
Seventeen years later, that prick had severely damaged his foot, destroying its bones.Read the rest…
Seventeen years later, that prick had severely damaged his foot, destroying its bones.Read the rest…
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