KMID : 1120220180090030122
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Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 2018 Volume.9 No. 3 p.122 ~ p.125
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Case of Rickettsia typhi-induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor
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Jang Yoon-Hyuk
Moon Jang-Sup Jun Jin-Sun Kim Tae-Joon Park Kyung-Il Lee Soon-Tae Jung Keun-Hwa Lee Sang-Kun Chu Kon
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Abstract
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Murine typhus is one of the most prevalent rickettsial infections in the world, caused by the bacterial genus Rickettsia. Though the disease manifests a relatively benign clinical course with fever, rash, and headache being the 3 classic symptoms, neurological complications may arise in patients that could become permanent. In this case study, a patient with a brain abscess caused by R typhi infection is described. Based upon the recent reemergence of arthropod-borne disease, the findings in this case are significant; R typhi can cause a brain abscess that mimics a brain tumor, which delays the diagnosis and appropriate management of the disease. Murine typhus should always be considered when performing the differential diagnosis of brain abscesses in South Korea.
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KEYWORD
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brain abscess, murine typhus, Rickettsia
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