Short report: Under treated necrotizing fasciitis masquerading as ulcerated edematous Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer)

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 478-481

  Phanzu, Mavinga D ^b   Bafende, Aombe E ^b   Imposo, Bofunga B D ^b   Meyers, Wayne M ^c   Portaels, Françoise ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Institut Médical Evangélique IME   (Congo)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ANKLE PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURULI ULCER; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; FOOT PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHILIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THROMBUS; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS; PATHOLOGY;

BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; POSIBACTERIA;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURULI ULCER; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 77949827704     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0256     Document Type: Article

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