ORPHA:101334
African tick typhus
- Type
- Disease
- Group
- Disorder
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Status
- active
A rare bacterial infectious disease caused by the tick-borne bacterium <i>Rickettsia africae</i>, characterized by acute onset of fever accompanied by myalgia, localized lymphadenitis, and a papulovesicular rash. In most cases at least one, sometimes multiple, inoculation eschars are observed. Clustering of cases is frequent.
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Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | African tick typhus | |
| fr | Typhus à tiques africain | |
| de | Afrikanisches Zeckenbissfieber | |
| es | Tifus africano transmitido por garrapatas | |
| it | Tifo africano da zecche | |
| nl | Afrikaanse teektyfus | |
| pt | African tick typhus | |
| pl | Dur kleszczowy afrykański | |
| cs | Africká klíšťová horečka | |
| uk | Африканський кліщовий висипний тиф | |
| zh | 非洲蜱传斑疹伤寒 | |
| tr | Afrika kene tifüsü |
Definition in:
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Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | A77.1 | NTBT | inclusion | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1C31.1 | NTBT | index | validated |
| UMLS | C1320317 | E | validated | |
| GARD | 19781 | E | validated |
E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.
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Classification
Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):
Parents in the classifications (1):
- ORPHA:102022Spotted fever rickettsiosis
rare infectious diseases
No children.
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Genes
0 directOrphanet records no gene directly on this code.
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Prevalence and incidence
0 recordsNo prevalence record in this release.
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HPO phenotypes
Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.
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Sources for this card
- Orphanet page: orpha.net/en/disease/detail/101334
- This record as JSON: /data/d/101334.json