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KMID : 1120220180090030122
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2018 Volume.9 No. 3 p.122 ~ p.125
Case of Rickettsia typhi-induced Brain Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor
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
Abstract
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.
KEYWORD
brain abscess, murine typhus, Rickettsia
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