Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Buruli ulcer is caused by
Mycobacterium ulcerans
. This neglected disease occurs in scattered foci around the world, with a higher concentration of cases in West Africa. The mycobacteria produce mycolactones that cause tissue necrosis. The disease presents as a painless skin nodule that ulcerates as necrosis expands. Finding acid-fast bacilli in smears or histopathology, culturing the mycobacteria, and performing
M. ulcerans
PCR in presumptive cases confirm the diagnosis. Medical treatment with oral rifampin and intramuscular streptomycin or oral treatment with rifampin plus clarithromycin for 8 weeks is supported by the World Health Organization. This review summarizes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, and advances in treatment.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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