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ID | DOID:0050456 |
Name | Buruli ulcer disease |
Definition | A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in skin or located_in subcutaneous tissue, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium ulcerans, which could be transmitted_by insects. The bacterium produces a toxin, named mycolactone, which causes subcutaneous fat necrosis and inhibits an immune response. The infection has_symptom nodule, which is a painless, mobile swelling in the skin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buruli_ulcer, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs199/en/ |
Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186343005 |
Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
Synonyms |
Bairnsdale ulcer [EXACT] Daintree ulcer [EXACT] Mossman ulcer [EXACT] Searl ulcer [EXACT] Searle's ulcer [EXACT] |
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