Baghdad boil

• Bagdad boil

So-called because during the European explorations of the Middle East it was endemic to Baghdad, whereas unknown to other areas of the Middle East. The equivalent Arabic حَبَّة بَغْدَاد (ḥabba(t) baḡdād) was then only invented by Arabic-speaking foreigners.

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Baghdad boil (plural Baghdad boils)

1. (dated) cutaneous leishmaniasis

• Elgood, Cyril (1934) “The Early History of the Bag̲h̲dād Boil”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JRAS)‎^[1], volume 66, number 3, →DOI, pages 519–533