Korle-Bu Paediatric surgical experience of Buruli ulcer
Ghana Med. J. (Online)
;
: 603-11, 1993.
Artigo
em Inglês
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1262193
ABSTRACT
Buruli ulcer is a chronic skin ulcer caused by the organism Mycobacterium ulcerans. In the paediatric surgical practice at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital; 15 patients with confirmed Buruli ulcers aged from 3 to 10 years were seen and treated over the period 1989-1991. Diagnosis was by biopsy which was positive in all cases in which it was done. Surgery by wide excision was the mainstay of treatment. Skin grafting was done in 3 cases. Length of hospital stay was in excess of 2 months. There were no deaths in the group presented; however; residual deformity occurred in all cases. The experience of these cases is presented here with a review of the literature
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Índice:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Úlcera da Perna
/
Mycobacterium
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ghana Med. J. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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