Baghdad boils
n.— «Sergeant Zachary Tyler brought back more than memories when he returned home after a year in Iraq recently. The Richmond man is suffering from leishmaniasis…, a skin disease soldiers call …quote …”Baghdad Boils.”» —“Back from Iraq, soldiers return with case of ‘Baghdad Boils’” WAVY-TV (Norfolk, Va.) May 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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