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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction /j'risherks'hmur/, a sudden passing fever and worsening of skin lesions seen a few hours after the giving of penicillin or other antibiotics to treat spirosis, or relapsing fever. It lasts less than 24 hours and needs no ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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