Spontaneous healing of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Australian patients.
Daniel P O'BrienAdrian MurriePeter MeggyesyJonathan PriestleyAvinash RajcoomarEugene AthanPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
We have shown that healing without specific treatment can occur for small ulcerated M. ulcerans lesions suggesting that in selected cases a robust immune response alone can cure lesions. Further research is required to determine what lesion and host factors are associated with spontaneous healing, and whether observation alone is an effective and safe form of management for selected small M. ulcerans lesions.