18.11
Buruli Ulcer
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 18, Skin Conditions.
Clinical Description
Chronic debilitating disease caused by an environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans that affects skin and sometimes bone
Signs and Symptoms
- Painless ulcers
- Papules, nodules, plaques, ulcers
- This is an ulcerative skin condition caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans
Treatment
- Depends on stage of condition, but if ulcerated
- Daily wound dressing with Normal Saline 0.9%
- Medicine therapy doesn't usually work
- Surgery
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