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Buruli ulcer disease

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (1)
Tbio

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Mondo Description A cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It presents with painless nodular swelling of the skin, leading to the formation of necrotizing ulcers.
Disease Ontology Description 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.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0000327:  Buruli ulcer disease
EFO:1001281: 
MESH:D054312: 
NCIT:C84604: 
SCTID:15845006: 
UMLS:C0085568: