Buruli ulcer disease

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 ca

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 with symptoms of nodule, which is a painless, mobile swelling in the skin.

Also known as: Bairnsdale ulcer; Daintree ulcer; Mossman ulcer; Searl ulcer; Searle's ulcer