Rabies: A Novel Clinical Presentation

Rabies: A Novel Clinical Presentation

Rabies is a fatal disease. Saliva of a rabid dog is a rich source of rabies virus. We report a patient who suffered of rabies, who was infected by abrasion caused by the nails of a rabid dog. Dogs often lick their nails and thereby transfer the rabies virus-contaminated saliva to their claws. Despit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of critical care medicine 2017-12, Vol.21 (12), p.872-874
Hauptverfasser: Bawaskar, Himmatrao S, Bawaskar, Pramodini H, Bawaskar, Parag H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal bites
Apoptosis
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Consent
Delirium
Diagnosis
Disease prevention
Encephalitis
Hospitals
Immunization
Immunoglobulins
Intensive care
Nervous system
Pain
Rabies
Research centers
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Zusammenfassung:Rabies is a fatal disease. Saliva of a rabid dog is a rich source of rabies virus. We report a patient who suffered of rabies, who was infected by abrasion caused by the nails of a rabid dog. Dogs often lick their nails and thereby transfer the rabies virus-contaminated saliva to their claws. Despite treatment in our Intensive Care Unit and application of various pharmacological antidotes, we were unable to prevent the fatal outcome.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_245_13