| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| 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://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs199/en/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buruli_ulcer |
| 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] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some necrosis transmitted by some vector-borne transmission has material basis in some Mycobacterium ulcerans has symptom some skin lesion |