Griesinger disease


Grie·sing·er dis·ease

(grē'sing-ĕr), bilious typhoid of Griesinger, a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis associated with clinical features including high fever, epistaxis, dyspnea, intense jaundice, purpura, and splenomegaly. See: relapsing fever.

Grie·sing·er dis·ease

(grē'zing-ger di-zēz') Bilious typhoid of Griesinger, a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis; findings include high fever, epistaxis, dyspnea, intense jaundice, purpura, and splenomegaly.

Griesinger,

Wilhelm, German neurologist, 1817-1868. bilious typhoid of Griesinger - Synonym(s): Griesinger diseaseDuchenne-Griesinger disease - Synonym(s): Duchenne dystrophyGriesinger disease - a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis. Synonym(s): bilious typhoid of GriesingerGriesinger symptom - edema of the superficial tissues at the tip of the mastoid process in cases of thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus.