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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > skin diseases > furunculosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > skin diseases > furunculosis
Preferred Term:

furunculosis

Definition:
A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of Staphylococcus. In salmonid fish (salmonids), the pathogen is Aeromonas salmonicida.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
skin diseases
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40335
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