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Encyclopedia > Katayama fever

Katayama fever is another name for schistosomiasis, caused by one of the members of the Schistosoma species. It is named after an area in Japan, where schistosomiasis used to be prevalent.


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Infection is characterized by insidious onset of fever, malaise, headache, myalgia; or in other cases, acute onset high fever, chills, drenching sweats, lymphadenopathy, hemolytic anemia, liver involvement and altered consciousness.
Fever tends to wax and wane in 48-72 hour cycles, though cycles may be irregular, especially with infection by P.
Manifestations of both LBRF and TBRF are sudden-onset of fever, chills, headache, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting, arthralgia, myalgias, and petechial rashes.
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