Rickettsial fever presenting with isolated third nerve palsy.
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Rickettsial fevers are known to have neurological involvement, mostly in the form of meningoencephalitis. Focal neurodeficits, including isolated cranial nerve palsies have been rarely reported. We hereby report a case of a 25 year old man who presented to us with high grade fever caused by rickettsia and left sided partial third cranial nerve palsy. He responded to doxycycline.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 61 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013