Buruli ulcer in United Kingdom tourist returning from Latin America.
We report a case of Buruli ulcer in a tourist from the United Kingdom. The disease was almost certainly acquired in Brazil, where only 1 case had previously been reported. The delay in diagnosis highlights the need for physicians to be aware of the disease and its epidemiology.
McGann
Hugh
H
Department of Infection and Travel Medicine, St. James's University Hospital, Beckett St, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK. hugh.mcgann@leedsth.nhs.uk
Stragier
Pieter
P
Portaels
Francoise
F
Gascoyne Binzi
Deborah
D
Collyns
Timothy
T
Lucas
Sebastian
S
Mawer
Damian
D
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000208:ethnology; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents