Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Ja·risch–Herx·hei·mer reaction Pronunciation:
'yä-rish-'herks-"hI-m&r- Function:
noun : an increase in thesymptoms of a spirochetal disease (as syphilis, Lyme disease, or relapsing fever) occurring in some persons when treatment with spirocheticidal drugs is started called also
Herxheimer reactionJarisch, Adolf (1850–1902), Austrian dermatologist. Jarisch published his description of the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in 1895, seven years before Herxheimer publishedhis own description.
Herxheimer, Karl (1861–1944), German dermatologist. Herxheimer published his description of the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in 1902. In that sameyear he also described acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans.
