oriental sore


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Noun1.oriental sore - leishmaniasis of the skinoriental sore - leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
Aleppo boil, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, tropical sore
kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis - sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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The disease should be differentiated from common warts, blastomycosis, hypertrophic lichen planus and oriental sore in an endemic area.
Case report: tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

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