- eruptive fever
- any fever accompanied by a skin eruption or exanthem; called also exanthematous f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
eruptive fever
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Histiocytose éruptive généralisée — L Histiocytose éruptive généralisée est une des formes d histiocytose non langerhansienne (ou HCL) qui constitue elle même la seconde des trois classes de maladies histiocytaires, les deux autres étant les histiocytoses langerhansiennes (HCL)… … Wikipédia en Français
Spotted fever — Spotted Spot ted, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. The spotted panther. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro spinal meningitis.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spotted fever — noun Date: 1650 any of various eruptive fevers: as a. typhus b. Rocky Mountain spotted fever … New Collegiate Dictionary
