Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Biskara boil \Bis"ka*ra boil`\, Biskara button \Bis"ka*ra
but"ton\ . [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.)
Same as {Aleppo boil}.
Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ .
(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.