• Internal medicine · Mar 2023

    Case Reports

    A Case of Japanese Spotted Fever Associated with Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion.

    • Emi Tanaka, Naohiro Oda, Shigeru Ota, and Toru Ueki.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuyama City Hospital, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2023 Mar 15; 62 (6): 935938935-938.

    AbstractA 58-year-old woman had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and septic shock caused by Japanese spotted fever (JSF). Following treatment with minocycline, her general condition gradually improved; however, her disorientation persisted. Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) type II was diagnosed based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing a hyperintense area in the splenium of the corpus callosum and bilateral cerebral white matter on diffusion-weighted imaging. Thereafter, her consciousness gradually improved, but she continued to experience difficulty concentrating and attention deficits. MERS type II may take longer to improve than type I, and long-term follow-up is required.

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