RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute cerebellar ataxia and peripheral neuropathy due to an atypical infection
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e242229
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-242229
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Manjunath Hoskote Venkatesh
A1 Stalin Viswanathan
A1 Jayachandran Selvaraj
A1 Vivekanandan Pillai
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e242229.abstract
AB This 18-year-old boy presented to the hospital with symptoms of cerebellar dysfunction preceded by an acute febrile illness with rash. Examination showed evidence of left-sided cerebellar dysfunction and polyneuropathy. Empirical treatment for leptospirosis and scrub typhus was initiated. MRI was normal. Other organ dysfunctions in the form of thrombocytopenia and transaminitis were also observed. He recovered without sequelae. A diagnosis of acute cerebellar ataxia and polyneuropathy due to scrub typhus was made.