Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Type
- Disease
- Group
- Disorder
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Status
- active
A rare, acquired, life-threatening, infectious disease due to the tick-borne bacteria <i>Rickettsia rickettsii</i> characterized by an acute onset of fever, malaise, and severe headache, variably accompanied by myalgia, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and photophobia, associating (2-5 days after fever onset) a typically erythematous, blanching or non-blanching, maculopapluar rash with petechiae, starting on the wrists and ankles and progressing centrifugally to the palms and soles and centripetally to the arms, legs and trunk. Additonal variable features may include conjunctivitis, mucosal ulcers, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, jaundice, pneumonia, hepatomegaly, renal failure, meningismus, amnesia, optic disc edema, and ocular arterial occlusion.
Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | |
| fr | Fièvre pourprée des Montagnes Rocheuses | |
| de | Rocky-Mountain-Fleckfieber | |
| es | Fiebre maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas | |
| it | Febbre maculosa delle Montagne Rocciose | |
| nl | Rocky Mountain-vlekkenkoorts | |
| pt | Febre maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas | |
| pl | Gorączka plamista z Gór Skalistych | |
| cs | Horečka Skalistých hor | |
| uk | Плямиста лихоманка Скелястих гір | |
| zh | 落矶山斑疹热 | |
| tr | Kayalık Dağlar benekli humması |
Definition in:
Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | A77.0 | E | specific | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1C31.0 | E | specific | validated |
| MONDO | 0019359 | E | validated | |
| MeSH | D012373 | E | validated | |
| UMLS | C0035793 | E | validated | |
| GARD | 7585 | E | validated | |
| MedDRA | 10039207 | E | validated |
E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.
Classification
Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):
Parents in the classifications (1):
- ORPHA:102022Spotted fever rickettsiosis
rare infectious diseases
No children.
Genes
0 directOrphanet records no gene directly on this code.
Prevalence and incidence
2 records| Type | Class | Value | Area | Qualification | Validation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual incidence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.24 / 100 000 | United States | Value and class | Not yet validated | ORPHANET |
| Point prevalence | Unknown | — | Worldwide | Class only | Not yet validated | ORPHANET |
Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.
HPO phenotypes
Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.
Sources for this card
- Orphanet page: orpha.net/en/disease/detail/83311
- This record as JSON: /data/d/83311.json