DISEASE: Brazilian purpuric fever


Entry
H01330                      Disease                                
Name
Brazilian purpuric fever
Description
Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF) is a pediatric disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (H. aegyptius) and is often fatal. This disease is characterized by purulent conjunctivitis and subsequent acute onset of nausea, vomiting, hemorrhagic skin lesions, fever, prostration, and shock. Vascular destruction is a distinctive trait.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by other gamma proteobacteria
   H01330  Brazilian purpuric fever
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Other bacterial diseases
   1C18  Brazilian purpuric fever
    H01330  Brazilian purpuric fever
Pathogen
Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius [GN:hif]
Other DBs
ICD-11: 1C18
ICD-10: A48.4
MeSH: D006192
Reference
PMID:3262623
  Authors
Brenner DJ, Mayer LW, Carlone GM, Harrison LH, Bibb WF, Brandileone MC, Sottnek FO, Irino K, Reeves MW, Swenson JM, et al.
  Title
Biochemical, genetic, and epidemiologic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (Haemophilus aegyptius) strains associated with Brazilian purpuric fever.
  Journal
J Clin Microbiol 26:1524-34 (1988)
DOI:10.1128/JCM.26.8.1524-1534.1988
Reference
PMID:9727086
  Authors
Smoot LM, Bell EC, Paz RL, Corbin KA, Hall DD, Steenbergen JN, Harner AC, Actis LA.
  Title
Molecular and genetic analysis of iron uptake proteins in the brazilian purpuric fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.
  Journal
Front Biosci 3:D989-96 (1998)
DOI:10.2741/a339
Reference
PMID:21413340
  Authors
Musher DM
  Title
Haemophilus Species
  Journal
Medical Microbiology (1996)

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