Long term neurologic sequelae in a Mexican rocky mountain spotted fever case

ABSTRACT During the second half of the twentieth century, neurologic sequelae associated with central nervous system impairment caused by Rickettsia rickettsii were studied widely and exclusively in the United States. We present the case of a Mexican pediatric patient with neurologic sequelae 10 years after an acute infection by R. rickettsii.

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Main Authors: Dzul-Rosado,Karla Rossanet, Lugo-Caballero,Cesar, Salcedo-Parra,Alejandra, López-Soto,Raymundo Daniel, Faccini-Martínez,Álvaro A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000200121
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