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BRAZILIAN HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER
Fulminating sepsis, generally beginning with conjunctivitis, characterised by purpuric skin lesions, a tallfatality course; thought to be due to Haemophilus aegyptius.
Synonym: Brazilian haemorrhagic fever, Brazilian purpuric fever.