Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Authors: | H. McGann, Stragier, P., Portaels, F., Binzi, D. Gascoyne, Collyns, T., Lucas, S., Mawer, D. |
Journal: | Emerg Infect Dis |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 11 |
Pagination: | 1827-9 |
Date Published: | 2009 Nov |
ISSN: | 1080-6059 |
Keywords: | Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Brazil, Buruli Ulcer, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Great Britain, Humans, Latin America, Male, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Skin Transplantation, Travel |
Abstract: | We report a case of Buruli ulcer in a tourist from the United Kingdom. The disease was almost certainly acquired in Brazil, where only 1 case had previously been reported. The delay in diagnosis highlights the need for physicians to be aware of the disease and its epidemiology. |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1511.090460 |
Alternate Journal: | Emerging Infect. Dis. |