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DOID:0050456 - Buruli ulcer disease
Disease Ontology 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.
Synonyms: Bairnsdale ulcer, Daintree ulcer, Mossman ulcer, Searl ulcer, Searle's ulcer,
Xenbase Genes
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Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
primary bacterial infectious disease (is_a)