title: Abducens nerve palsy and meningitis by Rickettsia typhi.
abstract: Patients with rickettsial infection may present with encephalitis or meningitis but neurologic involvement is rare in murine typhus. Here, we report two patients with Rickettsia typhi meningitis who presented with cranial neuropathy, presumably caused by two distinct disease processes. Recognition of the disease manifestations is important because rickettsial infections are potentially associated with significant morbidity. Simple effective treatments are available.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore wailun.moy@mohh.com.sg.
authors.forename: Wai Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Say Tat
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ooi
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D012286:Rickettsia typhi; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology