:Japanese spotted fever

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| name = Japanese spotted fever

| synonyms = Oriental spotted fever

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Japanese spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash that has early macules, and later, in some patients, petechiae.{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages=1130 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}

It is caused by Rickettsia japonica.{{cite journal | pmid = 9204291 | pmc=2627607 | volume=3 | issue=2 | title=Japanese spotted fever: report of 31 cases and review of the literature | year=1997 | author=Mahara F | journal=Emerging Infect. Dis. | pages=105–11 | doi=10.3201/eid0302.970203}}{{cite book|last=Berger|first=Dr Stephen|title=Infectious Diseases of Japan: 2017 edition|date=2017|publisher=GIDEON Informatics Inc|isbn=9781498813846|page=237|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdwVDgAAQBAJ&q=Japanese+spotted+fever|access-date=11 November 2017|language=en}}