pseudotuberculosis

A disease of a wide variety of animal species caused by the bacterium Yersinia p.. Epizootics of p. are commonly seen in birds and rodents, often with high case fatality rates. In humans, seven clinical entities are recognized: primary focalized infections (pseudoappendicitis, acute mesenteric lymphadenitis, or acute terminal ileitis), primary generalized infections (septicemia or scarlatiniform fever), and secondary immunologic phenomena (erythema nodosum or arthralgia). SYN: pseudotubercular yersiniosis.

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pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis -t(y)u̇-.bər-kyə-'lō-səs n, pl -lo·ses -.sēz

1) any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus

2) CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS

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pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis (soo″do-too-bur″ku-loґsis) [pseudo- + tuberculosis] any of various animal diseases resembling tuberculosis but caused by pathogens other than the tubercle bacillus; caseous swellings resembling tubercular nodules (pseudotubercles) form in organs throughout the body, and there may be fever and diarrhea with a fatal outcome. See caseous lymphadenitis and yersiniosis (def. 3).