Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012

Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusua...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Benjamin Stuart, Bailey, Thomas C., Bhatnagar, Julu, Ritter, Jana M., Emery, Brian D., Jassim, Omar W., Hornstra, Ian Kerst, George, Sarah L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25341024
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.131534
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Sumario:Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusual chronic cutaneous ulcers and those nonresponsive to conventional therapy should include Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.

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