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ID DOID:13431
Name bejel
Definition A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in infection located in mucosa of mouth, located in skin or located in bone, has_material_basis_in Treponema pallidum subsp endemicum, which is transmitted by contact or transmitted by sharing of domestic utensils. The infection has symptom moist patches in the mouth, has symptom lumps in long bones, tissues around the mouth, nose, and roof of the mouth. These lumps destroy tissue, causing bones to be deformed and disfiguring the face.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bejel, http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/sec17/ch190/ch190d.html
Xrefs

GARD:5905

MESH:D014211

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186978001

UMLS_CUI:C0004945

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

DO_rare_slim

gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease

Synonyms

Njovera [EXACT]

Nonvenereal endemic syphilis [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a primary bacterial infectious disease

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