Rickettsia MeningoencephalitisNüket Ceylan1, Nail Özgüneş1, Tahir Ceylan2, Pınar Ergen11SSK Goztepe Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul
2SSK Kartal Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul
A 35 years-old female patient with the complaints of confusion, widespread eruptions and ichterus was admitted to our clinic. Diagnosis of rickettsia meningoencep-halitis was made
clinically with eruption, Tache Noire and cerebrospinal fluid findings and it was confirmed with laboratory findings. 4 grams/day chloramphenicol was administered intravenously
for 12 days. Considering the multiorgan effect (known in literature) because of that could relaps following the treatment with chloramphenicol, doxcyclin (200 mg/day) was given
orally to the patient for one week after chloromphenicol treatment. After a long convalescence period of 4 months patient was recovered. Keywords: Rickettsia, meningoencephalitis
Riketsiya MeningoensefalitiNüket Ceylan1, Nail Özgüneş1, Tahir Ceylan2, Pınar Ergen11SSK Göztepe Eğitim Hastanesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
2SSK Kartal Hastanesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Riketsiya, meningoensefalit
Nüket Ceylan, Nail Özgüneş, Tahir Ceylan, Pınar Ergen. Rickettsia Meningoencephalitis. Medeniyet Med J. 2001; 16(2): 116-118
Corresponding Author: Nüket Ceylan, Türkiye |
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