Mycobacterium ulcerans ulcers: A proposed surgical management algorithm

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Chin Lenn, Laura ^a   Ying, David ^a   Leong, James ^a   Ross, David ^a   Wu, Terry ^a   Nazaretian, Simon ^b   Donahoe, Simon ^a   Silfen, Ram ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Health Network   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bairnsdale ulcer; Buruli ulcer; Diagnosis; Management; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Skin ulcer; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURULI ULCER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFANT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 33745632409     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000209031.57727.e4     Document Type: Article

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