TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 272. Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection) A1 - Meyers, Wayne M. A1 - Portaels, FrançOise A1 - Walsh, Douglas S. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Mycobacterium ulcerans causes indolent, necrotizing cutaneous lesions known as Buruli ulcers, an appellation given by Dodge and Lunn who described the first large epidemic, located in Buruli County (now called Nakasongola), Uganda.1 Today, M ulcerans infections are recognized to present a spectrum of clinical disease: nodules, plaques, severe edemas and massive ulcers in the skin, and osteomyelitis. Buruli ulcer, after tuberculosis and leprosy, is the third most common and perhaps least understood major mycobacterial infection. In contrast to tuberculosis and leprosy, Buruli ulcer is closely related to environmental factors.2 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7026817 ER -