Table 1 Clinical characteristics of two Ghanaian neonates with Buruli ulcer disease
From: Providing insight into the incubation period of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: two case reports
Characteristic | Patient 1 | Patient 2 |
|---|---|---|
Community/region | Ejisu, Ashanti | Atwima Nwabiagya, Ashanti |
Mode and location of delivery | Vaginally, hospital | Vaginal, home |
BCG vaccination | Yes | Yes |
Lesion site | Chest and neck | Left gluteus, left neck |
Type of lesion, WHO category | Edema/ulcer, category 2 | Ulcer, category 3 (on account of multiple lesions) |
Age (in days) when lesion was first seen | 14 days | 4 days |
Age of neonate at PCR confirmation of BU | 5 weeks | 4 weeks |
Use of topical herbs | Yes | Yes |
Temperature | 36.3 °C | 37.9 °C |
Ulcer healing by end of antibiotic treatment | Yes | Yes |
Development of contracture | Yes, corrective surgery planned | Yes, corrective surgery planned |
Organism causing secondary bacterial infection of ulcer | Staphylococcus aureus | Escherichia coli |