RESUMEN

Buruli ulcer is a tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Its mode of transmission is not yet clearly understood. We report here a cutaneous ulcer in a European traveler in South America resulting from a coinfection detected specifically for Mycobacterium ulcerans and Leishmania braziliensis DNA with real-time polymerase chain reaction. This observation of a unique cutaneous ulcer raises the issue about possible modes of transmission of those two pathogens by the same vector.

Asunto(s)

Úlcera de Buruli/complicaciones , Coinfección , Leishmania braziliensis/aislamiento & purificación , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/complicaciones , Mycobacterium ulcerans/aislamiento & purificación , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Úlcera de Buruli/tratamiento farmacológico , Úlcera de Buruli/epidemiología , Francia , Humanos , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/tratamiento farmacológico , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/epidemiología , Masculino , América del Sur/epidemiología , Viaje