Abstract
We report the case of a 24-year old Indian man who presented with: high fever; drowsiness; an eschar and gross cerebellar dysfunctionwith horizontal gaze nystagmus; ataxic speech; and truncal ataxia. Scrub typhus was diagnosed by serological tests.This is the first case of a pure cerebellar involvement as the onlymanifestation of scrub typhus in the published literature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-42 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Tropical Doctor |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26-07-2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases