Dictionary entry

Aleppo boil

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ A‐lep″po boil, button, orevil }. (Med.) 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.