African Tick Typhus

Definition

One of the tick-borne rickettsialAfrican tick typhus: One of the tick-borne rickettsialdiseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but lesssevere, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollenglands nearby (satellite lymphadenopathy), and a red raised (maculopapular) rash. Alsocalled fievre boutonneuse.

 

 

Other Medical Definitions

• Prosthesis, Nasal
• Kissing Disease
• Medical Entomology
• Birth Cohort
• AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Fifth Disease
• Fever, Rheumatic
• Off-Pump CABG
• Chronic Arthritis, Systemic-Onset Juvenile
• Allergic Vasculitis