Brill–Zinsser disease
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Medical condition
| Brill–Zinsser disease | |
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| Specialty | Infectious diseases Edit this on Wikidata |
Brill–Zinsser disease is a delayed relapse of epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii . After a patient contracts epidemic typhus from the fecal matter of an infected louse (Pediculus humanus ), the rickettsia can remain latent and reactivate months or years later, with symptoms similar to or even identical to the original attack of typhus, including a maculopapular rash.[1]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
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