Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Although acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been observed after a variety of viral infections and an occasional bacterial infection, it has not been reported in association with rickettsial infections. Reported is a 7-year-old male with magnetic resonance images and clinical manifestations sug...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric neurology 1999-07, Vol.21 (1), p.503-505
Hauptverfasser:	Wei, Tim Y, Baumann, Robert J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain - microbiology Child Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - diagnosis Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - microbiology Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - therapy Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Rickettsia rickettsii - immunology Rickettsia rickettsii - isolation & purification Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Although acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been observed after a variety of viral infections and an occasional bacterial infection, it has not been reported in association with rickettsial infections. Reported is a 7-year-old male with magnetic resonance images and clinical manifestations suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after a tick bite and serologically proven Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
ISSN:	0887-8994 1873-5150
DOI:	10.1016/S0887-8994(99)00028-4