A Severe Case of Buruli Ulcer Disease with Pleural Effusions
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1 Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, 2 School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 3 Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Ministry of Health, Agogo, Ghana, 4 Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, 5 Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research, Kumasi, Ghana, 6 World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, 7 St. George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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