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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar;25(3):600-601.
doi: 10.3201/eid2503.180707.

Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018

Grace Anne Turner, Abdoulave Seck, Assane Dieng, Saër Diadie, Babacar Ndiaye, Tabitha D van Imeerzeel, Moussa Diallo, Marie Kempf, Raymond Bercion, Cheikh Saad-Bouh Boye
Case Reports

Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018

Grace Anne Turner et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal.

Keywords: Buruli ulcer; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Senegal; West Africa; bacteria; cutaneous mycobacterium infections; risk factors; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

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