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Case Reports
. 2009 Nov 16;191(10):564-6.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb03313.x.

"Paradoxical" immune-mediated reactions to Mycobacterium ulcerans during antibiotic treatment: a result of treatment success, not failure

Daniel P O'Brien  1 , Michael E Robson, Peter P Callan, Anthony H McDonald
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"Paradoxical" immune-mediated reactions to Mycobacterium ulcerans during antibiotic treatment: a result of treatment success, not failure

Daniel P O'Brien et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

We present the first clinical descriptions of immune-mediated paradoxical reactions to effective antibiotic treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, which result in clinical deterioration after initial improvement. Recognition of this phenomenon could prevent unnecessary changes to antibiotic regimens, and might obviate the need for, or reduce the extent of, further surgery.

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