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Query: UMLS:C0014070 (encephalomyelitis)
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Although acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been observed after a variety of viral infections and an occasional bacterial infection, it has not been reported in association with rickettsial infections. Reported is a 7-year-old male with magnetic resonance images and clinical manifestations suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after a tick bite and serologically proven Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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PMID:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 1042 40

Encephalitis is an acute infection of brain parenchyma characterized clinically by fever, headache, and an altered level of consciousness. There may also be focal or multifocal neurologic deficits, and focal or generalized seizure activity. This article discusses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, the arthropodborne viral encephalidities, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, viral encephalitis in the immunocompromised patient, and postinfectious encephalomyelitis.
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PMID:Encephalitis. 1051 30