2018年1月1日
Mapping biopsy for Buruli ulcer self-medicated with occlusive dressing
Journal of Dermatology
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- 巻
- 45
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 72
- 終了ページ
- 75
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1111/1346-8138.14039
- 出版者・発行元
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Buruli ulcer is the third most common mycobacterial infection next to tuberculosis and leprosy caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Although it affects the skin, subcutaneous tissues, muscles and sometimes bones, there is no reliable evidence to determine the extent of debridement. We present here a case of Buruli ulcer treated successfully with a preoperative mapping biopsy procedure, which had been self-medicated with occlusive dressing. Because Buruli ulcer is accompanied by subtle pain, patients and clinicians tend to initially treat the ulcer with occlusive dressing therapy, which leads to the misdiagnosis of Buruli ulcer as a common bacterial infection only judging from bacterial culture of the surface of the ulcer. We propose the efficacy of mapping biopsy for treating Buruli ulcer.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1111/1346-8138.14039
- ISSN : 1346-8138
- ISSN : 0385-2407
- eISSN : 1346-8138
- PubMed ID : 28891259
- SCOPUS ID : 85028954302