Buruli ulcer in United Kingdom tourist returning from Latin America

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;15(11):1827-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1511.090460.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brazil / ethnology
  • Buruli Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Buruli Ulcer / epidemiology*
  • Buruli Ulcer / microbiology
  • Buruli Ulcer / therapy
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / therapy
  • Humans
  • Latin America / ethnology
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans / genetics
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans / isolation & purification
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Travel
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents