pretibial fever

pretibial fever
pretibial fever n a rare infectious disease that is characterized by an eruption in the pretibial region, headache, backache, malaise, chills, and fever and that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Leptospira (L. interrogans autumnalis)

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a type of leptospirosis marked by a rash in the pretibial region accompanied by pain in the lumbar region and behind the eyes, with malaise, coryza, and fever. Called also Fort Bragg f.

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