Murine typhus presenting with status epilepticus
Patients with rickettsial infection usually present with a febrile illness, headache, arthromyalgia and various biochemical abnormalities. Neurologic involvement is rare in murine typhus. Here, we report a case of a patient who presented with status epilepticus secondary to Rickettsia typhi infectio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219301821 |