Buruli ulcer disease (DOID:0050456)
Alliance: disease page
Synonyms: Bairnsdale ulcer; Daintree ulcer; Mossman ulcer; Searl ulcer; Searle's ulcer
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:A31.1, MESH:D054312, NCI:C84604, UMLS_CUI:C0085568
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.