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Buruli ulcer in Benin
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Buruli ulcer in Benin
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In a study of 28 patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in Oinhi, Benin, it became clear that the disease can regress as well as progress, and that patients can have lesions of different stages simultaneously. A system of disease staging was introduced (I = subcutaneous nodule; II = cellulitis; III = ulceration; IV = scar formation). Research to find an effective treatment for this crippling disease is urgently needed.
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Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.Lancet. 1991 Jan 12;337(8733):124. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90791-m. Lancet. 1991. PMID: 1670719 No abstract available.
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Buruli ulcer in West Africa.Lancet. 1990 Dec 8;336(8728):1440. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)93133-a. Lancet. 1990. PMID: 1978885 No abstract available.
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