aleppo boil

GNU Webster's 1913

1. (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.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions