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Case Reports
. 2012;6(7):e1747.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001747. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Spontaneous clearance of a secondary Buruli ulcer lesion emerging ten months after completion of chemotherapy--a case report from Togo

Marcus Beissner  1 , Ebekalisai Piten, Issaka Maman, Dominik Symank, Moritz Jansson, Jörg Nitschke, Komi Amekuse, Basil Kobara, Franz Wiedemann, Harald Hoffmann, Adolf Diefenhardt, Kossi Badziklou, Abiba Banla Kere, Thomas Löscher, Gisela Bretzel
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Case Reports

Spontaneous clearance of a secondary Buruli ulcer lesion emerging ten months after completion of chemotherapy--a case report from Togo

Marcus Beissner et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Primary nodule at the left costal arch, June 2010.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Scar of the primary nodule at the left costal arch, September 2010.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Secondary ulcerated nodule at the back of the right thigh, July 2011.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Scar of secondary nodule at the back of the right thigh, September 2011.
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