raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:659756

Oroya fever

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

A rare bacterial infectious disease characterized by severe acute hemolytic anemia, fever, malaise, myalgia, headache, tachycardia, jaundice, and hepatomegaly occurring around 60 days after the bite of a sand fly infected with <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i>. Complications are common and include secondary infections and cardiovascular and neurological problems. Fatality rates are high without antimicrobial intervention.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOroya fever
frFièvre d'Oroya
deOroya-Fieber
esFiebre de Oroya
itFebbre di Oroya
nlOroya-koorts
ptFebre Oroya
plGorączka Oroya
csHorečka Oroya
ukЛихоманка Ороя

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A44.0NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-111C11.00Especificvalidated
MONDO0018984Evalidated
UMLSC0029307Evalidated

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

0 records

No 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