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Aleppo boil

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1. n. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions Source: wordnet
2. A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc. Source: webster

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skin boil ulcer Aleppo affection along bacillus called characterized chronic commonly delhi due endemic face leishmaniasis lesions mediterranean oriental probably sore specific terminating ulcerative

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