Assessment and initial management of acute undifferentiated fever in tropical and subtropical regions
BMJ 2018; 363
doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4766 (Published 29 November 2018)
Mnemonic MA-ESR lists the five main disease groups that cause acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses
- Malaria—Including all malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum, P vivax, P ovale, P malariae, P knowlesi
- Arboviral infections—Such as dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, yellow fever
- Enteric fever—Due to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi A, B, C
- Spirochaete infections—Such as leptospirosis and tick-borne or louse-borne relapsing fever
- Rickettsial infections—Including scrub typhus, murine typhus, spotted fevers
ESRが赤沈の略号だから、”まあ赤沈”だから覚えやすい？
アーボウィルス：デング熱、チクングニア熱、日本脳炎、ジカ熱、黄熱、スピロヘータ属：レプトスピラ症、ダニ・シラミ媒介再帰熱
