The Use of Surgery and Local Temperature Elevation in Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection

Abstract

Six cases of Mycobacterium infection are described. A critical evaluation of the various methods of treatment used is presented. The conclusions are that drugs have no place in the primary treatment of the condition, and that wide surgical excision and partial, thickness skin grafting followed by the application of heat by means of a specially constructed heat cradle are the best form of treatment. Problems associated with surgical management are discussed.