raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:64694

Trench fever

Synonyms: Bartonellosis due to Bartonella quintana infection

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare bacterial infectious disease caused by the louse-borne bacterium <i>Bartonella quintana</i> and characterized by a variable clinical picture with acute or insidious onset of a (potentially relapsing) febrile illness, headache, leg pain (most typically the shinbone), endocarditis, and thrombocytopenia. There may also be only non-specific symptoms that mimic other infections. The disease nowadays most commonly affects socially disadvantaged persons in urban areas.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enTrench feverBartonellosis due to Bartonella quintana infection
frFièvre des tranchéesBartonellose à Bartonella quintana
deSchützengrabenfieberBartonellose durch Infektion mit Bartonella quintana · Wolhynisches Fieber
esFiebre de las trincherasBartonelosis por una infección por Bartonella quintana
itFebbre delle trinceeBartonellosi dovuta a infezione da Bartonella quintana
nlLoopgravenkoortsBartonellose door infectie door Bartonella quintana
ptFebre das trincheirasBartonelose devido a infeção por Bartonella quintana
plGorączka okopowaBartonelloza spowodowana infekcją Bartonella quintana
csZákopová horečkaBartonelóza způsobená infekcí Bartonella quintana
ukОкопна лихоманкаБартонельоз, спричинений інфекцією Bartonella quintana
zh战壕热五日热巴尔通体感染所致巴尔通体病
trSiper hummasıBartonella quintana enfeksiyonuna bağlı bartonelloz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A79.0Especificvalidated
ICD-111C11.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0005991Evalidated
MeSHD014205Evalidated
UMLSC0040830Evalidated
MedDRA10044582Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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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