title: Metronidazole in the treatment of tropical phagedenic ulcers.
abstract: In an uncontrolled preliminary trial, metronidazole administered orally to 30 patients was effective in resoving tropical phagedenic ulcers within a period of one to two weeks. The efficacy of this drug indicates the important role played by fusospirochetes in causing tropical ulcers.
mesh_terms: D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole