Rickettsialpox

Description

An acute febrile disease caused by Rickettsia akari, which is transmitted from its rodent host by the house-mouse mite Liponyssoides sanguineus. An initial skin lesion at the site of a mite bite, often associated with lymphadenopathy, is followed by fever; a disseminated skin rash appears, which generally does not involve the palms and the soles, and lasts only a few days. Death is uncommon.

Inclusions

• Kew Gardens spotted fever

Exclusions from above levels

• NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified