Cahiers Sante
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-41

Buruli ulcer in Angolese refugees in the Kimpese area, Lauer Congo, D.R. Congo [L'ulcère de buruli chez les réfugiés Angolais des sites de Kimpesse, bas-congo, RD congo] (Article)

Kibadi K.* , Tsakala M. , Mputu-Yamba J.-B. , Muyembe T. , Kashongwe M. , Imposso B. , Nsiala A.
  • a Département de Chirurgie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, BP 123, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • b Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Kinshasa, BP 791, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • c Département de Chirurgie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, BP 123, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • d Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, BP 834, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • e Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, BP 834, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • f Département de Chirurgie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, BP 123, Kinshasa XI, Congo
  • g Hopital Inst. Med. Evangelique, Kimpese, Congo

Abstract

Many epidemiological studies on Buruli ulcer have established the endemic zones in the Congolese Democratic Republic. But the situation about the areas where the refugees are located in high endemicity zones has not yet been studied. The present study describes the presence of the Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in the angolese refugee population at Kimpese. The data obtained reveal that 50% of patients in the region are angolese refugees. All patients were infected two years before their insertion. The group most affected are children under 15 with a predominance of masculine patients. The legs were the most affected. The most frequent form is the ulcerative form.

Author Keywords

DR Congo Buruli ulcer dermatology

Index Keywords

disease classification mycobacteriosis debridement Population Surveillance skin ulcer human Refugees Combined Modality Therapy Angola Cross-Sectional Studies buruli ulcer Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical Skin Diseases, Bacterial Nitrofurantoin Humans Mycobacterium ulcerans Bandages Adolescent male female leg ulcer Democratic Republic of the Congo prevalence Article major clinical study adult endemic disease Sex Distribution age distribution Anti-Bacterial Agents metronidazole
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0038745843&partnerID=40&md5=84ee19d4c239ec8b0b42e320080865b9
ISSN: 11575999
Cited by: 7
Original Language: French