Ten-day feverA79.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Natal Fever; Pretoria fever; Pretorial fever; South African spotted fever; typhus South African

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Rickettsiosis caused by R. africae. The pathogens are transmitted by amblyomma ticks (shield ticks).

Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

South Africa.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

10-day fever period. At the puncture site, an ulcerated nodule up to the size of a pea can occasionally be detected, which can be covered with black crusts (tache noir). Occurrence of regional lymphadenitis, maculopapular exanthema and neck stiffness.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

According to the endemic typhus.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer