Spirillary rat-bite fever

Orpha code: 99903OMIM code:

Definition

Spirillary rat-bite fever (RBF), also known as Sodoku (Japanese for so: rat and doku: poison), is caused by the Gram-negative bacillus <i>Spirillum minus</i> and is transmitted to humans through the bites and scratches of rats. The disease is mostly present in Asia.

Disease data
Classification

Etiological subtype

Synonyms
Sodoku
Sodoku
ORPHA code
99903
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
A25.0
ICD11 code
1B90.0

No additional description.

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