A 12-year-old boy in rural Ethiopia presents with a painless ulcer on his leg that has been present for 3 months. The ulcer has undermined edges and a...

Question

A 12-year-old boy in rural Ethiopia presents with a painless ulcer on his leg that has been present for 3 months. The ulcer has undermined edges and a necrotic base. He frequently wades through swampy areas. Culture of the wound on Löwenstein-Jensen medium at 32°C grows acid-fast bacilli. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Tropical phagedaenic ulcer

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Cutaneous tuberculosis

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uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Buruli Ulcer