बुरुली अल्सर
Also known as Bairnsdale ulcer, Daintree ulcer, Mossman ulcer, Searl ulcer, Searle's ulcer, Buruli ulcer
tropical disease
Key facts
- Other names
- Bairnsdale ulcer, Daintree ulcer, Mossman ulcer, Kumasi ulcer, Searls ulcer
- Specialty
- Infectious disease
- Symptoms
- Area of swelling that becomes an ulcer
- Causes
- Mycobacterium ulcerans
- Treatment
- Rifampicin and clarithromycin
- Frequency
- 1,862 cases reported to WHO in 2024
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
1,432 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Buruli ulcer left ankle EID.jpg
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