Rabies death signals need for diagnostic vigilance.(Clinical Rounds)

From: Skin & Allergy News | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Rabies should be part of the differential diagnosis of any patient hospitalized with encephalitis of unknown etiology, and rabies should be considered in people who have been bitten by a dog, especially if the bite occurs in a country where canine rabies is enzootic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

CDC investigators stressed the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of rabies, and underscored the point by describing a case of rabies that occurred last year in Florida (MMWR 2005;54:767-9).

In February 2004, a 41-year-old man ...

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