The Buruli ulcer disease is due to infection by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This programme describes the basic pathophysiology of the disease, the typical clinical presentations, and the management of cases with complicated features. The program should be informative for both medical students and practitioners who wish to increase their knowledge about this serious tropical disease.



Creators

Richard Phillips, Stephen Sarfo, Emmanuel Adu, Cary Engleberg, Veronica Okyere-Afriyie

 

 

Year

2009

 

URL

[https://www.oerafrica.org/FTPFolder/health/buruli/course\_intro/cover\_frameset.h…](https://www.oerafrica.org/FTPFolder/health/buruli/course_intro/cover_frameset.htm)

 

 

Type

Courseware

 

Section

OER courseware

 

 

Copyright license

Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial Share Alike 2.5

 

Publisher/Source

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology