Flinders Island spotted fever
Medical condition
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| Specialty | Infectious disease |
Flinders Island spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash in approximately 85% of cases.[1]
It is associated with Rickettsia honei.[2]
See also
- Japanese spotted fever
- North Asian tick typhus
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Flinders Island
References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1130. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ Unsworth NB, Stenos J, Graves SR, et al. (April 2007). "Flinders Island spotted fever rickettsioses caused by "marmionii" strain of Rickettsia honei, Eastern Australia". Emerging Infect. Dis. 13 (4): 566–73. doi:10.3201/eid1304.050087. PMC 2725950. PMID 17553271.
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