Term Name: | boutonneuse fever |
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Synonyms: | African tick typhus, Boutonneuse disease, Conor and Bruch's disease, Kenya fever, kenya tick typhus, Kenyan tick typhus, marseilles fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, Mediterranean tick fever, Rickettsia conorii spotted fever, South African tick-bite fever |
Definition: | A spotted fever that has_material_basis_in Rickettsia conorii subsp conorii, which is transmitted_by dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom eschar (usually single), has_symptom regional adenopathy, has_symptom maculopapular rash on extremities. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:14095] ( DOID:14095 ) |