Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018.

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.

SUBMITTER: Turner GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature