Short report: Edematous Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) on the face: A case report

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1099-1102

  Phanzu, Delphin M ^b   Ablordey, Anthony ^c   Imposo, Desire B ^b   Lefevre, Lucien ^d   Mahema, Roger L ^b   Suykerbuyk, Patrick ^a   Meyers, Wayne M ^e   Portaels, Françoise ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Institut Médical Evangélique   (Congo)

^c University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^d OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGO; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; ANGOLA; EDEMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

ANGOLA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURULI ULCER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NECROSIS; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049170322     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1099     Document Type: Article

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