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Emerg Infect Dis
; 20(11): 1876-9, 2014 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25341024
RESUMO
Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusual chronic cutaneous ulcers and those nonresponsive to conventional therapy should include Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.