Rickettsial Cerebellitis: A Rare Neurological Manifestation

Scrub typhus is a vector-borne disease caused by gram-negative bacilli, Orientia tsutsugamushi. The vector of scrub typhus is the mite. The clinical manifestations often present with either a simple fever or life-threatening multi-organ dysfunction. Neurological manifestations also vary, and the inc...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-08, Vol.15 (8)
Main Authors: Damalapati, Sai Sri Venkata Yeshwanth, Deshpande, Raghavendra, Moola, Narayana S, Jadav, Rakesh H, Havannavar, Sunil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ataxia
Case reports
Dysarthria
Encephalitis
Fever
Hospitals
Infections
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Myocarditis
Neurology
Patients
Respiratory distress syndrome
Steroids
Typhus
Zoonoses
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Summary:Scrub typhus is a vector-borne disease caused by gram-negative bacilli, Orientia tsutsugamushi. The vector of scrub typhus is the mite. The clinical manifestations often present with either a simple fever or life-threatening multi-organ dysfunction. Neurological manifestations also vary, and the incidence of neurological manifestations is unknown. Cerebellitis is one of the rare neurological manifestations associated with scrub typhus. In this case report, we present the case of a 35-year-old man who tested positive for scrub typhus (IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) blood test) with a history of fever and cerebellar signs and symptoms. He was managed with antibacterial agents and made a good recovery.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.42901