Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Rickettsioses (A75-A79)»Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (A75.3)
A75.3
Typhus fever due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
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An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.