ICD-11 definition : A disease commonly caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella
bacilliformis. This disease is characterized by severe haemolytic anaemia and transient
immunosuppression. This disease may present with fever, malaise, or jaundice. Transmission
is through the bite of infected sandflies from the genus Lutzomyia. Confirmation is
by identification of Bartonella bacilliformis in a blood sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : Systemic Carrión disease; Systemic bartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformis; systemic bartonellosis; Bartonella fever;
A disease commonly caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella
bacilliformis. This disease is characterized by severe haemolytic anaemia and transient
immunosuppression. This disease may present with fever, malaise, or jaundice. Transmission
is through the bite of infected sandflies from the genus Lutzomyia. Confirmation is
by identification of Bartonella bacilliformis in a blood sample.