Abstract Purpose of the Review Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing and disabling cutaneous
disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, one of the skin-related neglected tropical …

Integration of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) into the public health agenda has been a
priority in global health for the last decade. Because a number of these diseases share not …

On 8 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released pivotal guidance,“Ending
the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A strategic framework for …

Chronic wounds are wounds that cannot heal properly due to various factors, such as
underlying diseases, infection or reinjury, and improper healing of skin wounds and ulcers …

Buruli ulcer is one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases in the world. This necrotizing
hypodermitis is a chronic debilitating disease caused by an environmental Mycobacterium …

Atypical ulcers show atypical clinical features, histology, localization, and resistance to
standard therapies. The persistence of a chronic ulcer despite treatment with standard …

Background Data on the burden and clinical epidemiology of skin wounds in rural sub-
Saharan Africa is scant. The scale of the problem including preventable progression to …

Background The diagnosis of the neglected tropical skin and soft tissue disease Buruli ulcer
(BU) is made on clinical and epidemiological grounds, after which treatment with BU-specific …

The clinical presentation of Buruli ulcer (BU) is manifold and includes relatively unspecific,
non-ulcerative manifestations such as nodules, papules, plaques, and edema, which may …

Background Wounds are a neglected health problem in rural communities of low-income
countries, mostly caused by trauma and ulcerative skin diseases including Neglected …