raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99905

Streptobacillary rat-bite fever

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

A rare systemic bacterial zoonosis characterized by high fever, chills, headache, and nausea associated with arthralgia and a morbilliform or purpuric rash of the extremities. It is caused by the aerobic Gram-negative bacterium <i>Streptobacillus moniliformis</i> and is transmitted to humans through the bites and scratches of infected rats.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enStreptobacillary rat-bite fever
frStreptobacillose due aux morsures de rat
deStreptobacillus-RattenbissfieberStreptobazilläres Rattenbissfieber · RBF
esEstreptobacilosis por mordedura de rata
itFebbre streptobacillare da morso di ratto
nlStreptobacillus-rattenbeetkoorts
ptEstreptobacilose
plStreptobacillusowa gorączka szczurza
csStreptobacilární horečka z krysího kousnutíHaverhillská horečka
ukСтрептобацилярна лихоманка від укуса щура
zh念珠状链杆菌性鼠咬热
trStreptobasiller sıçan-ısırığı ateşi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A25.1Especificvalidated
ICD-111B90.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0020533Evalidated
UMLSC0152063Evalidated

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