title: Buruli ulcer in an 18-day-old baby.
abstract: Buruli ulcer is an indolent disease that needs aggressive curettage of caseous subcutaneous tissue beneath the undermined skin. We report the successful treatment of an 18-day-old baby.
authors.affiliation: CME – Obs/Gyn, Bunia, Orientale, Democratic Republic ofthe Congo.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kiiza
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000187:drug effects*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D012293:Rifampin