TY - JOUR
KW - Pathogenesis
KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
KW - Management
KW - diagnosis
KW - Buruli ulcer
AU - Zaenglein AL
AU - Faldetta KF
AU - Santos MA
AU - Smucker JE
AU - Norton S
AB - <p>Buruli ulcer (BU) is a severe necrotizing infection of skin and soft tissues caused by the fresh-water mycobacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. While it is rarely fatal, it can profoundly debilitate those it affects, resulting in extreme individual morbidity, as well as a profound financial, emotional and social burden for the families and communities affected. This review of Buruli ulcer details the history, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of this neglected tropical disease.</p>

BT - Global Journal of Dermatology & Venereology
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Buruli ulcer (BU) is a severe necrotizing infection of skin and soft tissues caused by the fresh-water mycobacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. While it is rarely fatal, it can profoundly debilitate those it affects, resulting in extreme individual morbidity, as well as a profound financial, emotional and social burden for the families and communities affected. This review of Buruli ulcer details the history, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of this neglected tropical disease.</p>

PY - 2014
EP - 69–75
T2 - Global Journal of Dermatology & Venereology
TI - Buruli ulcer: A review.
VL - 2
ER -