CARRIONS DISEASE
\kˈaɹi͡ənz dɪzˈiːz], \kˈaɹiənz dɪzˈiːz], \k_ˈa_ɹ_iə_n_z d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
Definitions of CARRIONS DISEASE
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Infections by the genus BARTONELLA. Bartonella bacilliformis can cause acute febrile anemia, designated Oroya fever, and a benign skin eruption, called verruga peruana. BARTONELLA QUINTANA causes TRENCH FEVER, while BARTONELLA HENSELAE is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY) and is also one of the causes of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE in immunocompetent patients.
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