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  • Title: Tropical ulcers in a remote area in Zimbabwe.
    Author: Tumwine JK, Dungare PS, Tswana SA, Maoneke WR.
    Journal: Cent Afr J Med; 1989 Jun; 35(6):413-6. PubMed ID: 2776208.
    Abstract:
    There is a dearth of literature on tropical ulcers in the rural areas in the tropics and subtropics. Results of a study of 1680 tropical ulcer patients attending an out patient department of a clinic in a rural district in Zimbabwe over a 14 months period are presented. The ulcers were more common during the wet humid months with 63 percent of the ulcers falling in the 5-14 year age group. There was a male predominance over the female with a ratio of 1.4:1. Culture and sensitivity results of isolates from 8 patients are discussed and the need for further studies on the possible causative organism(s) stressed. Implications of such outbreaks on the already over-burdened health care system are stressed; and the need for the intensification of health education in the prevention of this disease highlighted.
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