FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term Buruli ulcer disease ID (Ontology) DOID:0050456 (Human 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.
Also Known As "Bairnsdale ulcer" ; "Daintree ulcer" ; "Mossman ulcer" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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  • "Bairnsdale ulcer" EXACT
    "Daintree ulcer" EXACT
    "Mossman ulcer" EXACT
    "Searl ulcer" EXACT
    "Searle's ulcer" EXACT
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GARD:9520
ICD10CM:A31.1
MESH:D054312
NCI:C84604
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186343005
UMLS_CUI:C0085568