Rabies encephalitis in a preschool child following postexposure prophylaxis.
We report a case of rabies encephalitis in a 4½-year-old male child with an exposure to a suspect rabid dog. The child developed rabies 25 days after receiving postexposure prophylaxis. Rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is currently administered according to body weight. In high-risk exposures over the he...
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Main Authors: | K M Chaitra, Sandeep Ballal, N R Ramesh Masthi, D H Ashwath Narayana, H T Yashodha, Mansi Kumar, Afroza Asiya, Divya Bharathi G, Sanjay S C |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/b2d5e2ebe4504defa90f6b65af735dae |
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