North Asian tick typhus
| North Asian tick typhus | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A77.2 |
| ICD-9 | 082.2 |
| DiseasesDB | 33146 |
North Asian tick typhus (or North Asian tick fever), also known as Siberian tick typhus, is a condition characterized by a maculopapular rash.
It is associated with Rickettsia sibirica.
See also
References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1130. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ Parola P, Paddock CD, Raoult D (2005). "Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts". Clinical Microbiology Reviews 18: 719–756. doi:10.1128/CMR.18.4.719-756.2005. PMC 1265907. PMID 16223955. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1265907.
- ^ Lewin MR, Bouyer DH, Walker DH, Musher DM (October 2003). "Rickettsia sibirica infection in members of scientific expeditions to northern Asia". Lancet 362 (9391): 1201–2. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14515-1. PMID 14568744. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(03)14515-1.
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