IN 1948 skin lesions due to a new acid-fast organism, Mycobacterium ulcerans, were reported from Australia 1. The lesions were swarming with bacilli; but no growth was obtained on media incubated ...

After 10 months of antituberculosis therapy, the patient was symptom free and his skin lesions had all been replaced by hyperpigmented scar tissue. Serum calcium 2.25 mmol/l (9.0 mg/dl ...

Stains of the skin biopsy specimen for bacteria, fungi and mycobacteria were negative. Bacterial culture showed no growth. Five months after the onset of the lesions, the patient was referred to ...

Buruli ulcer results from infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ... sometimes accompanied by skin grafts, and prolonged courses of antibiotics. WHO recommends that a combination of rifampicin ...

Leprosy—also known as Hansen's disease—is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium ... and causes symptoms including skin lesions, which may be lighter or darker than the ...