title: Rocky Mountain spotted fever: 'starry sky' appearance with diffusion-weighted imaging in a child.
abstract: We present a case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever encephalitis in a child imaged utilizing diffusion-weighted MRI. Although the imaging and clinical manifestations of this entity have been previously described, a review of the literature did not reveal any such cases reported in children utilizing diffusion-weighted imaging. The imaging findings and clinical history are presented as well as a brief review of this disease.
authors: Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors: Seth
authors: S
authors: Crapp
authors: Dana
authors: D
authors: Harrar
authors: Megan
authors: M
authors: Strother
authors: Curtis
authors: C
authors: Wushensky
authors: Sumit
authors: S
authors: Pruthi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline