Japanese Spotted Fever Involving the Central Nervous System: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review
AUTOR(ES)
Araki, Manabu
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
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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