chiufa

chi·u·fa

(chē-yū'fă),

An acute gangrenous proctitis and colitis with high fever, seen in southern Africa and South America at high altitudes; the vulva and vagina may be affected.

Synonym(s): kanyemba

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An acute, idiopathic gangrenous colitis accompanied by high fever and, in women, vulvovaginitis, described in southern Africa and South America at high altitudes

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