raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99903

Spirillary rat-bite fever

Synonyms: Sodoku

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare bacterial zoonosis characterized by inflammation which appears at the site of a rat bite or scratch that becomes painful, indurated, edematous and may ulcerate. The inflammation is followed by fever, vomiting and chills and is associated with local lymphadenopathy. Spirillary rat-bite fever (RBF), also known as Sodoku (Japanese for so: rat and doku: poison), is caused by the Gram-negative bacillus <i>Spirillum minus</i> and is transmitted to humans through the bites and scratches of rats.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSpirillary rat-bite feverSodoku
frSpirillose due aux morsures de rat= en
deSpirillen-Rattenbissfieber= en
esFiebre espirilar por mordedura de rata= en
itFebbre spirillare da morso di ratto= en
nlSpirillum-rattenbeetkoorts= en
ptFebre de mordedura da ratazana, espirilar= en
plŚrubowcowa gorączka szczurza= en
csSpirilární horečka z krysího kousnutí= en
ukСпірилична лихоманка від укусу щураСодоку
zh螺菌性鼠咬热鼠咬热病
trSpiriler sıçan ısırığı ateşi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A25.0Especificvalidated
ICD-111B90.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0020532Evalidated
UMLSC0152062Evalidated

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 onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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