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Suspected Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Kiribati
Author(s) -
Christie Martin
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1987.tb120425.x
Subject(s) - mycobacterium ulcerans , debridement (dental) , buruli ulcer , mycobacterium avium complex , disease , medicine , mycobacterium , mycobacterium infections , skin grafting , skin ulcer , dermatology , surgery , pathology , immunology , tuberculosis
Two cases of extensive limb ulcers that had the clinical features of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection are described. This condition has not been described previously in the Central Pacific region. Both patients responded to radical debridement and skin grafting.