A 9-year-old child in Ghana presents with a painless lower leg ulcer with undermined edges that has been present for 4 weeks. IS2404 PCR of a swab is ...

Question

A 9-year-old child in Ghana presents with a painless lower leg ulcer with undermined edges that has been present for 4 weeks. IS2404 PCR of a swab is positive. What organism is confirmed, and what is the WHO-recommended treatment?

Accepted Answer

Mycobacterium ulcerans; 8-week course of rifampicin plus clarithromycin

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Treponema pallidum pertenue; single-dose azithromycin

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Mycobacterium leprae; 12 months of MB-MDT

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Haemophilus ducreyi; oral azithromycin

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Leishmania major; sodium stibogluconate

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Buruli Ulcer Treatment

A 9-year-old child in Ghana presents with a painless lower leg ulcer with undermined edges that has been present for 4 weeks. IS2404 PCR of a swab is positive. What organism is confirmed, and what is the WHO-recommended treatment?