Diagnostic value of histological analysis of punch biopsies in suspected cutaneous buruli ulcer: a study on 32 cases of confirmed buruli ulcer in cameroon

Ibrahim, Yasmine Lucile; Masouye-Thomassin, Isabelle Marie M.; Tschanz, Elizabeth; Atangana, Paul; Etard, Jean-François; Serafini, Micaela; Mueller, Yolanda K; Toutous Trellu, Laurence Marie

doi:10.1159/000498969

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Diagnostic value of histological analysis of punch biopsies in suspected cutaneous buruli ulcer: a study on 32 cases of confirmed buruli ulcer in cameroon

ContributorsIbrahim, Yasmine Lucile; Masouye-Thomassin, Isabelle Marie M.; Tschanz, Elizabeth; Atangana, Paul; Etard, Jean-François; Serafini, Micaela; Mueller, Yolanda K; Toutous Trellu, Laurence Marie

Published inDermatopathology, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 28-36

Publication date2019

Abstract

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In this prospective study, we aim to clarify the main histopathological features of cutaneous BU based on 4-mm skin punch biopsies and to evaluate the diagnostic value of this method.

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IBRAHIM, Yasmine Lucile et al. Diagnostic value of histological analysis of punch biopsies in suspected cutaneous buruli ulcer: a study on 32 cases of confirmed buruli ulcer in cameroon. In: Dermatopathology, 2019, vol. 6, n° 2, p. 28–36. doi: 10.1159/000498969

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PID : unige:122783
DOI : 10.1159/000498969
PMID : 31192197

Journal ISSN2296-3529

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Diagnostic value of histological analysis of punch biopsies in suspected cutaneous buruli ulcer: a study on 32 cases of confirmed buruli ulcer in cameroon

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In this prospective study, we aim to clarify the main histopathological features of cutaneous BU based on 4-mm skin punch biopsies and to evaluate the diagnostic value of this method.

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