Tropical leg ulcers in children: more than yaws-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Tropical leg ulcers in children: more than yaws

Published:2015-08-19 Issue:2 Volume:46 Page:90-93
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Fegan David¹,Glennon Mary Jacqueline²,Kool Jacob³,Taleo Fasihah⁴

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Tutor, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

2. Medical Officer, Mater Children’s Emergency Department, Brisbane, Australia

3. Head, World Health Organization, Port Vila, Vanuatu

4. NTD Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Abstract

The management of yaws has changed in recent years. Mass treatment with oral azithromycin has replaced intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin. Treponemal and non-treponemal serology (equivalent to TPHA and RPR) point-of-care blood testing is now available. In addition, recent studies in yaws endemic regions have shown that a significant number of leg ulcers in children which are clinically suggestive of yaws are caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. It is noteworthy that the World Health Organization has also set the ambitious goal to eliminate yaws by 2020.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049475515599326

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