Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection (Buruli Ulcer) in the Ga District of the Greater Accra Region.

Abstract

A study of 22 subjects affected by Mycobaaerium ulcuans (Buruli Ulcer) in the Ga District of Greater Accra Region of Ghana. bordering the rivers Densu and Nsaki is presented. of these subjects 68.2% were less than 15 years of age with a male to female ratio of t .8: 1 and 63.6% were either pre-school or school children. 72.7% of the subjects were first affected before the age of 10 years. The distribution of the skin lesions involved the exposed skin areas in 86.4% of cases and contact cases were identified in 50% of the subjects. A complication of squamous cell carcinoma was observed in one subject. The possible modes of transmission arc discussed