title: Atypical rabies encephalitis in a six-year-old boy: clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy from India developed an atypical form of rabies following a stray dog bite and as a consequence of not receiving the standard World Health Organization recommended post-exposure prophylaxis for category III wounds. Serial rising rabies virus neutralizing antibody titres in serum and cerebrospinal fluid by rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test helped confirm the diagnosis of rabies. The child has survived for 4 months since the onset of illness, albeit with neurological sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karande
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muranjan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurovirology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India.
authors.forename: Reeta Subramaniam
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurovirology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India.
authors.forename: Ashwini Manoor
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendraswami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amoghimath
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankhe
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurovirology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India.
authors.forename: Ashwin Yajaman
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Belludi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurovirology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India. Electronic address: mshampur@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shampur Narayan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Madhusudana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Rabies; Rabies atypical manifestations; Rabies diagnosis; Rabies survivor