Yaws, Haemophilus ducreyi, and Other Bacterial Causes of Cutaneous Ulcer Disease in the South Pacific Islands.
Anti-Bacterial Agents
/ therapeutic use
Bacillaceae
Bacteroides
Bacteroides Infections
/ diagnosis
Chancroid
/ diagnosis
Coinfection
/ diagnosis
Fusobacterium
Fusobacterium Infections
/ diagnosis
Haemophilus ducreyi
Humans
Neglected Diseases
Pacific Islands
/ epidemiology
Sanitation
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
/ diagnosis
Skin Ulcer
/ diagnosis
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Treponemal Infections
/ diagnosis
Yaws
/ diagnosis
Cutaneous ulcers
Haemophilus ducreyi
Neglected tropical diseases
South Pacific islands
Yaws
Journal
Dermatologic clinics
ISSN: 1558-0520
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Clin
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8300886
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez:
24
11
2020
pubmed:
25
11
2020
medline:
21
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cutaneous ulcers in the tropics are a painful and debilitating condition that anchors people into poverty. In rural regions of the South Pacific, infectious cutaneous ulcers are caused mainly by bacteria, including Treponema pallidum pertenue (yaws), Haemophilus ducreyi, and polymicrobial ulcers. For this group of infections the term cutaneous ulcer disease (CUD) is proposed. Some infections can cause malformations on the bone that have a permanent impact on lives in endemic communities. Better characterization of CUD may help design diagnostic tools and more effective antimicrobial therapies. This review updates the knowledge of CUD and discusses optimized terminology and syndromic management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33228858
pii: S0733-8635(20)30063-2
doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.08.002
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
15-22Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure Maria Ubals holds a Río Ortega Scholarship for PhD students.