Grie·sing·er dis·ease

(grē'sing-ĕr),

bilious typhoid of Griesinger, a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis associated with clinical features including high fever, epistaxis, dyspnea, intense jaundice, purpura, and splenomegaly. See: relapsing fever.

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Grie·sing·er dis·ease

(grē'zing-ger di-zēz')

Bilious typhoid of Griesinger, a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis; findings include high fever, epistaxis, dyspnea, intense jaundice, purpura, and splenomegaly.

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Griesinger,

Wilhelm, German neurologist, 1817-1868.

bilious typhoid of Griesinger - Synonym(s): Griesinger disease

Duchenne-Griesinger disease - Synonym(s): Duchenne dystrophy

Griesinger disease - a severe form of louse-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis. Synonym(s): bilious typhoid of Griesinger

Griesinger symptom - edema of the superficial tissues at the tip of the mastoid process in cases of thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus.

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