01157nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653001400042653001200056653003900068653001900107653001700126653001000143100001300153700001400166700001200180700001200192700001300204700001700217700001400234245010200248856012200350300001000472490000600482520040300488       2015                            d10aTreatment10aNigeria10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aCohort Studies10aBuruli ulcer10aBenin1 aMarion E1 aCarolan K1 aAdeye A1 aKempf M1 aChauty A1 aMarsollier L1 aJohnson C00aBuruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.  uhttp://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0003443&representation=PDF  ae34430 v93 a<p>Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed <em>M. ulcerans</em> infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.</p>