Pastor JL, Jiménez MA, Marquina VA

Language: Español
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ABSTRACT

A 8-year-old male coming from Equatorial Guinea who presented with an ulcer on the left leg of 6 month’s duration is reported. The clinical appearan-ce and his country of origin were highly suggestive of tropical ulcer. We prescribed an oral treatment with amoxiciline and clavulanic acid for 2 weeksand the ulcer health in less than 2 months.

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