Title
Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2008
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Palomino J.C.
Donaires N.
Van Marck E.
Portaels F.
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
Eight adult patients (ages 18-58, 5 women) with Buruli ulcer (BU) confirmed by at least 2 diagnostic methods were seen in a 10-year period. Attempts to culture Mycobacterium ulcerans failed. Five patients came from jungle areas, and 3 from the swampy northern coast of Peru. The patients had 1-5 lesions, most of which were on the lower extremities. One patient had 5 clustered gluteal lesions; another patient had 2 lesions on a finger. Three patients were lost to followup. All 5 remaining patients had moderate disease. Diverse treatments (antituberculous drugs, World Health Organization [WHO] recommended antimicrobial drug treatment for BU, and for 3 patients, excision surgery) were successful. Only 1 patient (patient 7) received the specific drug treatment recommended by WHO. BU is endemic in Peru, although apparently infrequent. Education of populations and training of health workers are first needed to evaluate and understand the full extent of BU in Peru.
Start page
373
End page
377
Volume
14
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-41349107811
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus