Oroya fever is a form of Carrion's disease, caused by bartonella bacilliformis. It is a biphasic disease limited to certain regions of the Andes mountains and is viewed as a medical curiosity. The acute stage of the disease is characterized by a severe, life-threatening hemolytic anemia. It is named after the city of La Oroya in the Peruvian Andes mountains.

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• Bartonellosis (Carrion's disease) in the modern era
• Oroya fever

Diseases