| Brazilian spotted fever | Fulminating sepsis, usually beginning with conjunctivitis, characterised by purpuric skin lesions, a high fatality rate; thought to be due to Haemophilus aegyptius. Synonym: Brazilian haemorrhagic fever, Brazilian purpuric fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rocky mountain spotted fever | <infectious disease> An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognised in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard-shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks, muscle pain. A characteristic rash appears on the extremities and trunk about the 4th day of illness. The rickettsiae grow within damaged cells lining blood vessels which may become blocked by clots. Blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis) is widespread Early recognition of the condition and prompt antibiotic treatment is important in reducing mortality. Synonym: spotted fever, tick fever, and tick typhus. (25 Jun 1999) |
| Rocky Mountain spotted fever vaccine | Suspension of inactivated Rickettsia rickettsii prepared by growing the rickettsiae in the embryonate yolk sac of fowl eggs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mexican spotted fever | <infectious disease> An acute tick-borne illness caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks. A characteristic rash appears on the extremities and trunk about the 4th day of illness. (21 Jun 2000) |
| spotted fever | <infectious disease> An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognised in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard-shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks, muscle pain. A characteristic rash appears on the extremities and trunk about the 4th day of illness. The rickettsiae grow within damaged cells lining blood vessels which may become blocked by clots. Blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis) is widespread Early recognition of the condition and prompt antibiotic treatment is important in reducing mortality. Synonym: spotted fever, tick fever, and tick typhus. (25 Jun 1999) |
| spotted | Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. "The spotted panther. <medicine> " Spotted fever, a name applied to various eruptive fevers, especially. To typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. <botany> Spotted tree, an Australian tree (Flindersia maculosa); so called because its bark falls off in spots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spotted sickness | An infectious disease of the skin caused by treponema carateum that occurs only in the western hemisphere. Age of onset is between 10 and 20 years of age. This condition is characterised by marked changes in the skin colour and is believed to be transmitted by direct person-to-person contact. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, oriental traditional | A system of traditional medicine which is based on the customs, beliefs and practices of the oriental people. (12 Dec 1998) |
| philology, oriental | The study of literature written in languages of asia and the far east, including grammar, etymology, criticism, literary history, and language and linguistic history. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oriental | 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. 2. Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. "The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations." (Sir T. Browne) Origin: L. Orientalis: cf. F. Oriental. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Oriental boil | The lesion occurring in cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oriental button | The lesion occurring in cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oriental cholangio-hepatitis | <radiology> Recurrent pyogenic hepatitis, pyogenic cholangitis, seen in Orient and in Asian immigrants, aetiology: Clonorchis sinensis (?), stones, dilated ducts filled with stones, soft, pigmented stones most likely to be no shadow on ultrasound, stricture, obstruction, abscess, increased incidence of cholangiocarcinomarcinoma Differential diagnosis: sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| Oriental ringworm | An eruption consisting of a number of concentric rings of overlapping scales forming papulosquamous patches scattered over the body; it occurs in tropical climates and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum. Synonym: herpes desquamans, Malabar itch, Oriental ringworm, scaly ringworm, tinea tropicalis, Tokelau ringworm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oriental schistosomiasis | Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen. (12 Dec 1998) |