Treatment of cutaneous infection due to Mycobacterium ulcerans.
A Zairese patient with an extensive ulceration on the left foot due to Mycobacterium ulcerans was successfully treated with antibiotics and Debrisan. The diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Song
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Vincke
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Vanachter
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Benekens
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Achten
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003911:Dextrans; C013471:dextranomer