Neurological manifestation of Brazilian spotted fever in childhood
Bruna Fernanda Deicke Mendes,
Marina Melo Moreira,
Ana Luisa Lodi Jimenez
et al.
Abstract:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a rickettsial disease caused by the bacteria
Rickettsia rickettsii
. In Brazil, the disease is known as Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), being the most significant tick-borne disease in the country. Among the affected patients, only 5% of cases occur in children aged one to nine years. Typical symptoms of the disease are fever, rash, headache and digestive symptoms. Neurological manifestations such as seizures, aphasia and hemiparesis have been described in … Show more
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