title: [Buruli ulcer in Angolese refugees in the Kimpese area, Lower Congo, D.R. Congo].
abstract: Many epidemiological studies on Buruli ulcer have established the endemic zones in the Congolese Democratic Republic. But the situation about the areas where the refugees are located in high endemicity zones has not yet been studied. The present study describes the presence of the Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in the angolese refugee populationat Kimpese. The data obtained reveal that 50% of patients in the region are angolese refugees. All patients were infected two years before their insertion. The group most affected are children under 15 with a predominance of masculine patients. The legs were the most affected. The most frequent form is the ulcerative form.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, Cliniques universitaires de Kinshasa, BP123, Kinshasa XI, RD Congo. akibadi@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Kapay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kibadi
authors.forename: Munikengi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsakala
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Mputu-Yamba
authors.forename: Tamfum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muyembe
authors.forename: Munogolo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashongwe
authors.forename: Bofasa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Imposso
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nsiala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000810:Angola / Q000208:ethnology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003646:Debridement; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012036:Refugees; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D009582:Nitrofurantoin