Japanese spotted fever
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Medical condition
| Japanese spotted fever | |
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| Other names | Oriental spotted fever |
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
Japanese spotted feveris a condition characterized by a rash that has earlymacules,and later, in some patients,petechiae.[1]
It is caused byRickettsia japonica.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007).Dermatology: 2-Volume Set.St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1130.ISBN978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^Mahara F (1997)."Japanese spotted fever: report of 31 cases and review of the literature".Emerging Infect. Dis.3(2): 105–11.doi:10.3201/eid0302.970203.PMC2627607.PMID9204291.
- ^Berger, Dr Stephen (2017).Infectious Diseases of Japan: 2017 edition.GIDEON Informatics Inc. p. 237.ISBN9781498813846.Retrieved11 November2017.
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