The worm emerges from painful ulcerous blisters. He was also renowned for caring for the sick, especially those with ulcerous wounds. Leaves and rootstocks have been used for ulcerous skin conditions and swelling. In this case, the cattle had slight dribbling saliva, an ulcerous scab, and fever. The final diagnosis was "typhic ulcerous aortitis and internal abdominal angina". The location of the bite forms a black, ulcerous crust ("tache noire").