Diagnosis and management of rabies encephalitis in two patients in northwest Africa: A case series

In persons bitten by a stray dog, prompt administration of post‐exposure rabies vaccination, anti‐rabies immunoglobulin, and wound care can save lives. However, rabies is often fatal once the patient develops signs and symptoms. Here, we describe two fatal cases of rabies following a long delay afte...

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Autores principales: Boushab, Boushab Mohamed, Ahmed Benane, Hacen, Ould Baba, Sidi El‐Wafi, Basco, Leonardo K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36381052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6530
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Sumario:In persons bitten by a stray dog, prompt administration of post‐exposure rabies vaccination, anti‐rabies immunoglobulin, and wound care can save lives. However, rabies is often fatal once the patient develops signs and symptoms. Here, we describe two fatal cases of rabies following a long delay after dog bites.

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