Assessment and Treatment of Pain during Treatment of Buruli Ulcer.

• Main Authors: Janine de Zeeuw (Author), Marike Alferink (Author), Yves T Barogui (Author), Ghislain Sopoh (Author), Richard O Phillips (Author), Tjip S van der Werf (Author), Susanne Loth (Author), Bouwe Molenbuur (Author), Mirjam Plantinga (Author), Adelita V Ranchor (Author), Ymkje Stienstra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer (BU) is described as a relatively painless condition; however clinical observations reveal that patients do experience pain during their treatment. Knowledge on current pain assessment and treatment in BU is necessary to develop and implement a future guideline on pain manage...