Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.

• Main Authors: Estelle Marion (Author), Kevin Carolan (Author), Ambroise Adeye (Author), Marie Kempf (Author), Annick Chauty (Author), Laurent Marsollier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors tha...