First case of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) following a human bite.
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چکیده
Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (MUD) is rapidly reemerging in many countries, especially in West African countries. Antecedent trauma has often been related to the lesions that characterize this frequently crippling disease. We report here the first case of MUD that followed a human bite at the site where the lesion later occurred.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 36 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003