A rare case of rickettsial infection presented as febrile delirium in a 4 years old child from a government hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India

A rare case of rickettsial infection presented as febrile delirium in a 4 years old child from a government hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India

We report here a documented case of Febrile delirium in a child caused by Rickettsiae. Rickettsial infection is a relatively under-diagnosed entity in children with fever and rash, probably due to low index of suspicion and the lack of definitive diagnostic facilities. Rickettsial infections can be...

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Main Authors: G S Rama Prasad, Suhasini Mekala, Naresh Gadagani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
bacterial infections
febrile delirium
reemerging infections
rickettsial infections
spotted fever
tropical diseases
weil felix test
Online Access:http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2019;volume=8;issue=4;spage=272;epage=275;aulast=Prasad

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