Pappataci fever (phlebotomus fever; sandfly fever)

General: Viral etiology; transmitted by the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasii.

Ocular: Pick sign of conjunctiva (conjunctival injection limited to the exposed portion of the conjunctiva); uveitis; optic neuritis; papilledema; papillitis; blepharospasm; retinal venous engorgement; vitreal exudates.

Clinical: Fever; headaches; myalgia; pain; stiffness of the neck and back.

Duke-Elder S, ed. System of Ophthalmology, vol. XV. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1976:142.

Johnson KM. Sandfly fever. In: Beeson, PB, McDermott W, Wyngaarden JB, eds. Textbook of medicine. 15th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1979:282-283.