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Acute cerebellitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
Author(s) -
Sawaishi Yukio,
Takahashi Ikuo,
Hirayama Yasuhiro,
Abe Takashi,
Mizutani Miho,
Hirai Katsuya,
Takada Goro
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/1531-8249(199901)45:1<124::aid-art19>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - pleocytosis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , convalescence , coxiella burnetii , magnetic resonance imaging , brucella melitensis , pathology , gastroenterology , brucellosis , immunology , virology , radiology , brucella
We report a childhood case of severe acute cerebellitis caused by Coxiella burnetii . After 10 days of fever and headache, the patient fell into a drowsy state. Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed pleocytosis, an increased level of protein, and negative results in bacterial and viral studies. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a herniated tonsil compressed by the swollen vermis. Administration of minocycline relieved the patient's clinical symptoms. C. burnetii was isolated from the CSF obtained during convalescence. Ann Neurol 1999;45:124–127