chiufa

chi·u·fa

(chē-yū'fă), An acute gangrenous proctitis and colitis with high fever, seen in southern Africa and South America at high altitudes; the vulva and vagina may be affected. Synonym(s): kanyemba
An acute, idiopathic gangrenous colitis accompanied by high fever and, in women, vulvovaginitis, described in southern Africa and South America at high altitudes