TY - JOUR
KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
KW - Mali
KW - Buruli ulcer
KW - Atypical presentation
AU - Vignier N
AU - Kempf M
AU - Vignes ée
AU - Gousseff M
AU - Alexandre-Audaire M
AU - ï É
AU - Marsollier L
AU - Bouchaud O
AB - <p>Introduction Buruli ulcer is endemic in 30 countries worldwide, mainly localized in Sub-Saharan Africa around the Gulf of Guinea. To date, The Republic of Mali was not recognized as an endemic country for Buruli ulcer. Case presentation We report a case of non-healing skin ulceration of the left foot in a 15-year-old Malian patient acquired in Bamako and referred to France. Real time PCR for Mycobacterium ulcerans was positive in skin biopsy. The ulceration healed well after treatment with rifampicin and clarithromycin. Conclusion Emergence of Buruli ulcer in The Republic of Mali is of concern Present case urban origin raises questions about Buruli ulcer classical epidemiology.</p>

BT - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
DO - 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.09.009
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Introduction Buruli ulcer is endemic in 30 countries worldwide, mainly localized in Sub-Saharan Africa around the Gulf of Guinea. To date, The Republic of Mali was not recognized as an endemic country for Buruli ulcer. Case presentation We report a case of non-healing skin ulceration of the left foot in a 15-year-old Malian patient acquired in Bamako and referred to France. Real time PCR for Mycobacterium ulcerans was positive in skin biopsy. The ulceration healed well after treatment with rifampicin and clarithromycin. Conclusion Emergence of Buruli ulcer in The Republic of Mali is of concern Present case urban origin raises questions about Buruli ulcer classical epidemiology.</p>

PY - 2014
T2 - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
TI - Buruli ulcer acquired in Mali: A rare and atypical situation.
SN - 14778939
ER -