Why Buruli ulcers look worse before they get better
With more cases emerging, all GPs will want to know more about how to treat this disease
![Fig 1_ulcer at presentation](https://www.ausdoc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/gr_fig-1.the-ulcer-at-presentation_dr-callum-maggs-2.jpg)
April, aged 21, presents to her GP with a two-month history of a non-healing leg ulcer.
She is otherwise well and her only medication is the combined oral contraceptive pill.