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Marseilles fever
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. Marseilles fever - a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammalsboutonneuse fever, Indian tick fever, Kenya feverdisease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
Marseilles fever
Marseilles fever[mär′sā ‚fē·vər] (medicine) fièvre boutonneuse Marseilles fever
Mediterranean spotted fevertick-borne infection with Rickettsia conorii seen in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and India and known by different names in different areas, for example, Marseilles fever, Crimean fever, Indian tick typhus, and Kenya fever. Two forms are Mediterranean exanthematous fever (q.v.), which manifests as skin eruptions, and Mediterranean erythematous fever (q.v.), which manifests as skin redness. See: Rickettsia conorii. Synonym(s): boutonneuse fever, Crimean fever, eruptive fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Indian tick typhus, Kenya fever, Marseilles fever, tick typhusAfrican Tick Typhus A tick-borne rickettsial infection caused by Rickettsia conorii, which occurs in the eastern hemisphere and is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but less severe.
Clinical findings Fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite lymphadenopathy), and a red raised (maculopapular) rash.Marseilles fever
Related to Marseilles fever: boutonneuse fever, Rickettsia africae, Fievre boutonneuseSynonyms for Marseilles fevernoun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammalsSynonyms- boutonneuse fever
- Indian tick fever
- Kenya fever
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