ABSTRACT

IJSR

International Journal of Scientific Research

2277 - 8179

Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research

ijsr-7-10-16837

Original Research Paper

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF SCRUB TYPHUS WITH CEREBELLITIS WITHOUT ESCHAR

MEENAKSHI.G

Dr.

October 2018

7 10 01 02 ABSTRACT

Scrub typhus presents with varied involvement of CNS. Our case presented with fever without eschar for 15 days and later developed features

suggestive of cerebellitis .IgM antibodies to scrub typhus was found to be positive. Patient showed response to doxycycline and cerebellitis

improved with dexamethasone.