Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease that causes painless open wounds and is limited to particular areas of the world, occurring mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Australia. Infection begins with a small, painless nodule or area of swelling, usually on an arm or leg, which grows over days to weeks into an open ulcer; deep ulcers can scar underlying muscle and tendon and cause lasting disability. The disease is caused by skin infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans, though exactly how the bacterium passes from the environment to humans remains unclear.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable First DescribedThe causative mycobacterium was identified fifty years later, in 1948; 1897 is recorded here as the article's own credited first written description of the condition itself. Causative Agent
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1. Wikipedia: Buruli ulcer
WikipediaWikipedia: Buruli Ulcer, History section
In 1897, at Mengo Hospital in Uganda, Cook noted several patients with slow-healing ulcers.
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Buruli ulcer is caused by skin infection with bacteria called Mycobacterium ulcerans.
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Buruli ulcer is caused by skin infection with bacteria called Mycobacterium ulcerans.
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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