Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018

Abstract

Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal.

Keywords

• Buruli ulcer
• Mycobacterium ulcerans infection
• West Africa
• risk factors
• cutaneous mycobacterium infections
• bacteria