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Table 2 Type and localization of observed lesions in 91 BU cases in Zio and Yoto Districts of Maritime Region, Togo, March 2013–May 2015

From: Risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli Ulcer) in Togo ─ a case-control study in Zio and Yoto districts of the maritime region

Clinical Characteristics

Number of BU cases, n (%)

Type of lesions

 Edema

10 (10.9)

 Nodule

25 (27.5)

 Plaque

18 (19.8)

 Ulcer

38 (41.7)

 Total

91(100.0)

Localization of lesions

 Abdomen

3 (3.0)

 Back

2 (2.5)

 Buttocks

3 (3.0)

 Head

2 (2.5)

 Lower limbs

37 (40.6)

 Upper limbs

44 (48.3)

 Total

91 (100.0)

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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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