The ulcers were round in shape and had an undermined ... the presence of lymphadenopathy and organomegaly. A Mantoux tuberculin skin test using five tuberculin units of purified protein derivative ...

TB can enter the skin directly or through the blood, lymph nodes, or bones if it moves beyond the lungs. A range of conditions can cause severe nodules, ulcers, pustules, and plaques that vary in ...

He reported that the ulcer developed without any remarkable event such as mechanical trauma, vesicle formation or systemic illness. His past medical history revealed the TB over 40 years ago ...

Nutritional interventions at a community level may be the best way forward to both prevent and treat the "flesh-eating" skin infection Buruli ulcer in the fight against neglected tropical diseases ...