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SCRUB TYPHUS PRESENTING AS ACUTE PANCREATITIS: A RARE CASE

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Scrub typhus is an insect-borne disease caused by Orientia sutsugamushi which may cause disseminated vasculitis and perivascular inflammatory lesions resulting in significant vascular leakage and cause end organ damage.
Amsa Palanikumar Goutham Kumar, Subramaniam Suresh Kanna, Dinesh Babu   +2 more
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Concomitant necrotizing encephalitis and granulomatous meningoencephalitis in four toy breed dogs. [PDF]

, 2022
The term "meningoencephalitis of unknown origin" (MUO) describes a group of different encephalitides in dogs in which no infectious agent can be identified and a multifactorial etiology is suspected.
Nessler, Jasmin Nicole, Gerhauser, Ingo, Oevermann, Anna, Tipold, Andrea, Schawacht, Marina, Spitzbarth, Ingo, Bittermann, Sophie, Steffen, Frank, Schmidt, Martin Jürgen   +8 more
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Clinical reasoning in feline non‐ambulatory tetraparesis or tetraplegia: Which combination of clinical information is useful?

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Non‐ambulatory tetraparesis or tetraplegia in cats may constitute a diagnostic challenge for general practitioners. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate if clinical variables from signalment, history, clinical examination and basic ancillary tests are associated with underlying diagnoses in cats with non‐ambulatory tetraparesis ...
Guido Bertoldi, Steven De Decker
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First reported case of Human Parechovirus encephalitis in an adult patient complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus

IDCases, 2019
Human Parechovirus (HPeV) infections are common amongst children, particularly neonates. However, data in adult cases are lacking. We report a unique case of HPeV meningoencephalitis in an adult complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus (RSE ...
Timothy Chimunda, Rakhee Subramanian, Julie Smith, Andrew Mahony   +3 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging in acute meningoencephalitis of viral and unknown origin: frequent findings and prognostic potential [PDF]

BackgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in meningoencephalitis have mainly been described in terms of their diagnostic value rather than their prognostic potential, except for herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis.
Branca, Mattia, Lena S. Abbuehl, Claudio L. A. Bassetti, Dietmann, Anelia, Bassetti, Claudio L. A., Stephen L. Leib, Mattia Branca, Arsany Hakim, Ungureanu, Anamaria, Hakim, Arsany, Anamaria Ungureanu, Federspiel, Andrea, Andrea Federspiel, Abbuehl, Lena S, Anelia Dietmann, Leib, Stephen L   +15 more
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Long-Term Neuropsychological Sequelae in HIV-Seronegative Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Patients with and without Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: A Cine MRI Study

Behavioural Neurology, 2015
Background. Hydrocephalus in cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is most commonly managed with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This study applied cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate initial disease severity on long-term cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Meng-Hsiang Chen, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Hung-Chen Wang, Hsiu-Ling Chen, Nai-Wen Tsai, Shau-Hsuan Li, Nai-Wen Hsu, Wei-Ming Lin, Chia-Te Kung, Wei-Che Lin   +9 more
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Nitric oxide is protective in listeric meningoencephalitis of rats

, 2001
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes causes meningoencephalitis in humans. In rodents, listeriosis is associated with granulomatous lesions in the liver and the spleen, but not with meningoencephalitis. Here, infant rats were infected intracisternally to
Remer, K. A., M. G. Täuber, Fatzer, R., T. W. Jungi, Jungi, Thomas W., Täuber, Martin G., K. A. Remer, Leib, Stephen L., R. Fatzer, S. L. Leib   +9 more
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Probable sepsis‐associated encephalopathy as a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in a cat with pyothorax

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
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How to differentiate pediatric enteroviral meningoencephalitis from scrub typhus meningoencephalitis: A single-center retrospective study from Yunnan Province, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: During the summer–autumn epidemic season, pediatric scrub typhus meningoencephalitis (ST) and enteroviral meningoencephalitis (EV) often present with overlapping clinical manifestations and routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings, making ...
Yonghan Luo, Yan Guo, Ying Zhu, Penghao Cui, Haifeng Jin, Ruonan Li, Qingping Tang, Yin Li, Yanchun Wang   +8 more
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