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The Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI) is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to coordinate global efforts to control Buruli ulcer, [1] an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds. [2]
Buruli ulcer (/ b ə ˈ r uː l i /) [2] is an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds. The disease is limited to certain areas of the world, with most cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and Australia.
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Buruli ulcer is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. [34] It is related to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Mycobacterium ulcerans produces a toxin, mycolactone, that destroys tissue. [34] The prevalence of Buruli ulcer is unknown. [18] The risk of mortality is low, although secondary infections can be lethal. [35]
English: A map of Africa with shading representing the number of cases of Buruli ulcer in 2018, according to the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory data repository. Shading is in four levels: 1-150 cases - Yellow 151-300 cases - Orange 301-450 cases - Light red 451+ - Dark red (applies only to Ghana's 630 cases).
Malum perforans pedis (neurotrophic ulcer, perforating ulcer of the foot) Meralgia paresthetica (Roth–Bernhardt disease) Neurotic excoriations; Notalgia paresthetica (hereditary localized pruritus, posterior pigmented pruritic patch, subscapular pruritus) Postencephalitic trophic ulcer; Psychogenic pruritus; Riley–Day syndrome (familial ...
Tropical ulcer, more commonly known as jungle rot, is a chronic ulcerative skin lesion thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection with a variety of microorganisms, including mycobacteria. It is common in tropical climates .
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