Médecine tropicale : revue du Corps de santé colonial
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This report presents an overview of the many sociocultural prejudices confronting albinos and their parents in Sub-Saharan Africa at each stage of life (infancy, adolescence, and adulthood). The birth of an albino child to two black parents has always been an enigma for African peoples. French-speaking and English-speaking populations in Central, East and South African countries have invented numerous myths to account for this event. ⋯ For this reason albinos in Tanzania and Burundi are still in 2008 prey to ritual murders and mutilations to obtain various body parts such as arms, legs, and genitals for preparation of amulets. This barbaric and iniquitous practice has been severely condemned by authorities in both countries as well as by the European Parliament. To end these atrocities disseminating accurate medical information explaining the genetic basis of albinism will be necessary to eliminate ignorance and superstition.
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To identify risk factors for relapse after exclusively surgical treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer). ⋯ Quality of excision, patient age, and clinical form of lesion are the main predictors of relapse after isolated surgical treatment of Buruli ulcer.