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. 2017 Jan 19;11(1):e0005136.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005136. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Integrated Control and Management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases

Oriol Mitjà  1   2 , Michael Marks  3   4 , Laia Bertran  1 , Karsor Kollie  5 , Daniel Argaw  6 , Ahmed H Fahal  7 , Christopher Fitzpatrick  6 , L Claire Fuller  8 , Bernardo Garcia Izquierdo  9 , Roderick Hay  8 , Norihisa Ishii  10 , Christian Johnson  11 , Jeffrey V Lazarus  1 , Anthony Meka  12 , Michele Murdoch  13 , Sally-Ann Ohene  14 , Pam Small  15 , Andrew Steer  16 , Earnest N Tabah  17 , Alexandre Tiendrebeogo  18 , Lance Waller  19 , Rie Yotsu  20 , Stephen L Walker  3 , Kingsley Asiedu  6
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Integrated Control and Management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases

Oriol Mitjà et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Common skin ulcerative lesions related to neglected tropical diseases.
(A) Buruli ulcer with undermined hanging edge, (B) Ill-defined ulcerated infiltrated granulomatous-looking lesions on dorsum of the hand in cutaneous leishmaniasis, (C) Early-stage yaws ulcer with raised edge and “raspberry” type appearance of the central granulation tissue, (D) Multiple yellow-crusted ulcers on the arms in secondary yaws. Images credit: Kingsley Asiedu (A,D), Oriol Mitjà (C), Jorge Postigo (B).
Fig 2
Fig 2. Common skin neglected tropical diseases lesions.
(A) Mycetoma with few active sinuses, grains, and discharge, (B) Bilateral lymphoedema of both legs in the late stage of lymphatic filariasis, (C) Hypopigmented anaesthetic macules with infiltrated edge of borderline tuberculoid leprosy. Images credit: Ahmed Fahal (A), CDC Public Health Image library (B), Rie Yotsu (C).
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