Possum bites man: case of Buruli ulcer following possum bite

Xu, Rachel W; Stinear, Timothy P; Johnson, Paul DR; O’Brien, Daniel P

doi:10.5694/mja2.51505

Topics

Environment and public health

Infectious diseases

1 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
2 Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC
3 University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC

Correspondence: rachelwenjin@student.unimelb.edu.au

Acknowledgements:

We thank Dr Peter Meggyesy, who diagnosed the case, and Dr Adrian Murrie, who performed the debridement of the finger and clinical supervision of the patient, from the Sorrento Medical Centre.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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