Medicine:Flinders Island spotted fever

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Flinders Island spotted fever
SpecialtyInfectious disease

Flinders Island spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash in approximately 85% of cases.[1]

It is associated with Rickettsia honei.[2]

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References

  1. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1130. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1. 
  2. "Flinders Island spotted fever rickettsioses caused by "marmionii" strain of Rickettsia honei, Eastern Australia". Emerging Infect. Dis. 13 (4): 566–73. April 2007. doi:10.3201/eid1304.050087. PMID 17553271. 

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