Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor
Murine typhus is one of the most prevalent rickettsial infections in the world, caused by the bacterial genus Rickettsia. Though the disease manifests a relatively benign clinical course with fever, rash, and headache being the 3 classic symptoms, neurological complications may arise in patients tha...
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| author | Yoonhyuk Jang Jangsup Moon Jin-Sun Jun Tae-joon Kim Kyung-Il Park Soon-Tae Lee Keun-Hwa Jung Sang Kun Lee Kon Chu |
| author_facet | Yoonhyuk Jang Jangsup Moon Jin-Sun Jun Tae-joon Kim Kyung-Il Park Soon-Tae Lee Keun-Hwa Jung Sang Kun Lee Kon Chu |
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| description | Murine typhus is one of the most prevalent rickettsial infections in the world, caused by the bacterial genus Rickettsia. Though the disease manifests a relatively benign clinical course with fever, rash, and headache being the 3 classic symptoms, neurological complications may arise in patients that could become permanent. In this case study, a patient with a brain abscess caused by R typhi infection is described. Based upon the recent reemergence of arthropod-borne disease, the findings in this case are significant; R typhi can cause a brain abscess that mimics a brain tumor, which delays the diagnosis and appropriate management of the disease. Murine typhus should always be considered when performing the differential diagnosis of brain abscesses in South Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7ca7276cfc04c6fbca7cbce6919fdca2023-09-02T17:49:43ZengKorea Disease Control and Prevention AgencyOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives2210-90992018-06-019312212510.24171/j.phrp.2018.9.3.073389Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain TumorYoonhyuk JangJangsup MoonJin-Sun JunTae-joon KimKyung-Il ParkSoon-Tae LeeKeun-Hwa JungSang Kun LeeKon ChuMurine typhus is one of the most prevalent rickettsial infections in the world, caused by the bacterial genus Rickettsia. Though the disease manifests a relatively benign clinical course with fever, rash, and headache being the 3 classic symptoms, neurological complications may arise in patients that could become permanent. In this case study, a patient with a brain abscess caused by R typhi infection is described. Based upon the recent reemergence of arthropod-borne disease, the findings in this case are significant; R typhi can cause a brain abscess that mimics a brain tumor, which delays the diagnosis and appropriate management of the disease. Murine typhus should always be considered when performing the differential diagnosis of brain abscesses in South Korea.http://ophrp.org/upload/phrp-9-3/ophrp-09-122.pdfbrain abscessmurine typhus |
| spellingShingle | Yoonhyuk Jang Jangsup Moon Jin-Sun Jun Tae-joon Kim Kyung-Il Park Soon-Tae Lee Keun-Hwa Jung Sang Kun Lee Kon Chu Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives brain abscess murine typhus |
| title | Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor |
| title_full | Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor |
| title_fullStr | Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor |
| title_short | Case of -induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor |
| title_sort | case of induced brain abscess mimicking brain tumor |
| topic | brain abscess murine typhus |
| url | http://ophrp.org/upload/phrp-9-3/ophrp-09-122.pdf |
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