PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Jan 2015)

Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.

  • Estelle Marion,
  • Kevin Carolan,
  • Ambroise Adeye,
  • Marie Kempf,
  • Annick Chauty,
  • Laurent Marsollier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003443
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
p. e3443

Abstract

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Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.