Baghdad boil


A·lep·po boil

(ă-lep'ō boyl) The lesion occurring in cutaneous leishmaniasis.
See: cutaneous leishmaniasis
Synonym(s): Baghdad boil, bouton de Baghdad.

Baghdad boil

(bag'dad) [Baghdad, the capital of Iraq] Cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Baghdad,

capital of Iraq. Baghdad boil - Synonym(s): Alibert disease II

Alibert,

Jean Louis Marc, French dermatologist, 1768-1837. Alibert-Bazin syndrome - heterogenous group of malignant lymphomas characterized by the expansion of a clone of CD4+ (or helper) memory cells, primarily affecting the skin. Synonym(s): Alibert disease III; Auspitz dermatosis; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; granuloma fungoides; mycosis fungoidesAlibert disease I - firm, thickened, irregularly shaped, pink or red growth that arises on and extends beyond an area of the skin that has been injured. Synonym(s): Alibert keloid; cicatricial keloidAlibert disease II - infection caused by Leishmania tropica. Synonym(s): Baghdad boil; chiclero ulcer; cutaneous leishmaniasis; oriental soreAlibert disease III - Synonym(s): Alibert-Bazin syndromeAlibert keloid - Synonym(s): Alibert disease I