Japanese Spotted Fever Involving the Central Nervous System: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review

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American Society for Microbiology

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Japanese spotted fever (JSF), first reported in 1984, is a rickettsial disease caused by Rickettsia japonica. Until now, affliction of the central nervous system has been rarely reported. Here we report two cases of JSF associated with a central nervous system disorder such as meningoencephalitis.

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