Pure cerebellitis due to scrub typhus: A unique case report

Suman S. Karanth; Anurag Gupta; Mukhyaprana Prabhu

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Pure cerebellitis due to scrub typhus: A unique case report

Suman S. Karanth, Anurag Gupta, Mukhyaprana Prabhu

Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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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
Pages (from-to)	41-42
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tropical Doctor
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0049475513480775
Publication status	Published - 26-07-2013

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