Viewing the Unseen: Scrub Encephalopathy as an Important Differential Diagnosis of AES

Authors

  • Sidharth Sekhar Mishra PGIMER, Chandigarh
  • Reshmi Mishra KIMS Bhubaneshwar
  • - Nitika PGIMER, Chandigarh India
  • Mukesh Jain KIMS Bhubaneshwar
  • Bandya Sahoo KIMS Bhubaneshwar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v36i3.14631

Keywords:

Scrub typhus, Japanese encephalitis, Acute encephalitic syndrome, Scrub encephalopathy

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the important cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). However, in large proportion of AES cases, the specific cause cannot not be established. For this, scrub typhus is one such emerging cause. In line with this, first such case report on AES in Odisha due to scrub encephalopathy in paediatric age group is presented.

J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2016;36(3):307-309

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Author Biographies

Sidharth Sekhar Mishra, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Senior Resident

Reshmi Mishra, KIMS Bhubaneshwar

Associate Professor

- Nitika, PGIMER, Chandigarh India

Senior Resident

Mukesh Jain, KIMS Bhubaneshwar

Senior Resident

Bandya Sahoo, KIMS Bhubaneshwar

Associate Professor

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Published

2017-04-16

How to Cite

Mishra, S. S., Mishra, R., Nitika, .-., Jain, M., & Sahoo, B. (2017). Viewing the Unseen: Scrub Encephalopathy as an Important Differential Diagnosis of AES. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 36(3), 307–309. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v36i3.14631

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Case Reports

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