Manal Hassan Gabani, Arwa Abdelraouf Ahmed, Alshaima Abdelelah Hassan, Mona Abdelrahim Abdalla, Samar Abdelmahmoud Mustafa, Tasneem Abdelmutalab Alobaid, Abrar Adam Khatir, Reell Mukhlis Mohammed, Nehal Ibrahim Awad, Tanzeel Alqurashi Abdellateef, Abeer Hassan, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Mohammed Zain Ali, Ahmed Hassan Fahal
Nutrition plays a critical and crucial role in addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and their complications, as they often contribute to malnutrition, which can worsen the impact of these conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the nutritional status of mycetoma patients, which has not been explored previously. This descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted at the Mycetoma Research Center (MRC), University of Khartoum, Sudan. The study included 179 confirmed mycetoma patients and an equal number of age- and sex-matched normal controls...
January 2, 2024: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases