Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018
Turner GA, Seck A, Dieng A, Diadie S, Ndiaye B, van Imeerzeel TD, Diallo M, Kempf M, et al. (10 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases · 2019-03
Abstract
Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium ulcerans
- Antitubercular Agents
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Adolescent
- Senegal
- Male
- Buruli Ulcer