Herxheimer
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Herxheimer:
- Karl HerxheimerKarl HerxheimerKarl Herxheimer was a German-Jewish dermatologist who was a native of Wiesbaden.In 1885 he received his doctorate at Würzburg, and later worked with his brother, Salomon Herxheimer in Frankfurt-am-Main...
- (Jarisch-)Herxheimer reactionHerxheimer reactionThe Herxheimer reaction resembles bacterial sepsis and can occur after initiation of antibiotic therapy or treatment of tick-borne relapsing fever. An association has been found between the release of heat-stable proteins from spirochetes and the reaction. The same can be true for candida die-off...
- Herxheimer diseaseAcrodermatitis chronica atrophicansAcrodermatitis chronica atrophicans is a skin rash indicative of the third or late stage of European Lyme borreliosis....
- (Jarisch-)Herxheimer reaction