Abstract
Medical illustrations of:
- a teenage girl taking the antibiotic called rifampicin (this is part of the treatment for Buruli ulcer (BU). The purpose of the smiling young person is to promote confidence when taking rifampicin because it tastes and smells bitter),
- the effect of rifampicin to a patients urine as it changes it to dark orange to red,
- a Buruli ulcer (BU) papule compared to a boil.
These are all part of a set of skin related neglected topical diseases (skin NTDs), which are chronic infectious diseases found in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. How the Illustrations were created. The research of skin neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) was combined with the method of medical illustration completing a practice-based and multi-disciplinary PhD study. The resulting medical illustrations include different skin presentations and stages of skin NTDs. The published and clinically approved medical illustrations are being made available to use both in print and digital format. Their purpose to support healthcare professionals for skin NTD identification and detection, and for use within patient education as engaging and informative visual communications for those living in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa.