Buruliʼs ulcer: three cases diagnosed and treated in France

Journeau, Pierre; Fitoussi, Franck; Jehanno, Pascal; Padovani, J; Penneçot, Georges-François

doi:10.1097/01202412-200305000-00012

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…BU has occasionally been observed in volunteers or journalists 3 who have travelled to Africa, as well as in immigrants who contracted the disease while living in endemic areas 4 . Most patients treated in nonendemic areas were seeking a diagnosis 5,6 . We report a case of BU in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).…”

Section: Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Aggressive multifocal Buruli ulcer with associated osteomyelitis in an HIV-positive patient

Toll¹,

Gallardo²,

Ferrán³

et al. 2005

Clin Exp Dermatol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection causes a skin disease known as Buruli ulcer (BU), a disorder manifested usually as a solitary and painless nodule or papule that progresses to massive necrotizing destruction and cutaneous ulceration. When healing occurs, it often results in disabling deformities. Buruli ulcer is considered the third most common mycobacterial disease in immunocompetent people, after tuberculosis and leprosy. Although the emergence of Buruli ulcer in Western African countries over the past decade has been dramatic, it has been scarcely reported in industrialized countries. We report a patient from Equatorial Guinea who was human immunodeficiency virus-positive, presenting aggressive and multifocal BU associated with an underlying destructive osteomyelitis, in which only an aggressive surgical approach yielded to a resolution of the disease. In a global world, with increasing migratory population fluxes, an increased awareness of dermatologists regarding the clinical, histopathological and microbiological features of BU is important in order to avoid significant delays in diagnosis and treatment.

show abstract

Section: Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…4 Most patients treated in nonendemic areas were seeking a diagnosis. 5,6 We report a case of BU in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).…”

Section: Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%