Steroids control paradoxical worsening of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection following initiation of antibiotic therapy.

Trevillyan, Janine M

Steroids control paradoxical worsening of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection following initiation of antibiotic therapy. [electronic resource] - The Medical journal of Australia May 2013 - 443-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1326-5377

10.5694/mja12.11559 doi


Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Antibiotics, Antitubercular--therapeutic use
Aza Compounds--therapeutic use
Buruli Ulcer--therapy
Debridement
Fluoroquinolones
Glucocorticoids--therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Moxifloxacin
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Penicillanic Acid--analogs & derivatives
Piperacillin--therapeutic use
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Prednisolone--therapeutic use
Quinolines--therapeutic use
Rifampin--therapeutic use
Young Adult