Clinical features and risk factors of oedematous Mycobacterium ulcerans lesions in an Australian population: beware cellulitis in an endemic area.

• Main Authors: Daniel P O'Brien (Author), N Deborah Friedman (Author), Anthony McDonald (Author), Peter Callan (Author), Andrew Hughes (Author), Eugene Athan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Oedematous lesions are a less common but more severe form of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease. Misdiagnosis as bacterial cellulitis can lead to delays in treatment. We report the first comprehensive descriptions of the clinical features and risk factors of patients with oedematous diseas...