Abstract
In October 2011, an Indian man resident in Italy was admitted to a hospital in Mantua, Italy with symptoms of acute encephalitis. Due to a recent history of bite by a suspected rabid dog in India, where he had received incomplete post-exposure treatment, rabies was suspected. The patient died after 22 days of intensive care treatment and rabies was confirmed post mortem. This report stresses the need of appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis in rabies-endemic countries.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adult
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Animals
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Bites and Stings / complications
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Bites and Stings / virology
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Contact Tracing
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Critical Care
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Dog Diseases / transmission*
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Dogs
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Encephalitis, Viral / diagnosis
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Encephalitis, Viral / etiology*
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Encephalitis, Viral / therapy
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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India
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Italy
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Male
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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis*
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Rabies / diagnosis
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Rabies / mortality
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Rabies / transmission*
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Rabies / veterinary*
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Rabies Vaccines / administration & dosage*
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Rabies virus / isolation & purification*
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Travel*