Table 1 Clinico-epidemiological features of Buruli ulcer cases in Ogoja territory, May 2012 to April 2013
From: Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: results of a pilot case study in three rural districts
Characteristics | Â | Buruli ulcer case n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 24 (66.7) |
| Â | Male | 12 (33.3) |
Age group | ≤15 years | 15 (41.7) |
| Â | >15Â years | 21 (58.3) |
Classification of cases | New case | 36 (100) |
| Â | Recurrent | 0 (0) |
Clinical form | Plaque | 4 (11.1) |
| Â | Ulcer | 31 (86.1) |
| Â | Ulcer and oedema | 1 (2.8) |
Site of lesion | Upper limb | 14 (38.9) |
| Â | Lower limb | 19 (52.8) |
| Â | Trunk | 3 (8.3) |
Size of lesion | Category I | 6 (16.7) |
| Â | Category II | 11 (30.6) |
| Â | Category III | 19 (52.8) |
Limitation of movement? | Yes | 24 (66.7) |
| Â | No | 12 (33.3) |