Rabies encephalitis in a preschool child following postexposure prophylaxis.

• Auteurs principaux: K M Chaitra (Auteur), Sandeep Ballal (Auteur), N R Ramesh Masthi (Auteur), D H Ashwath Narayana (Auteur), H T Yashodha (Auteur), Mansi Kumar (Auteur), Afroza Asiya (Auteur), Divya Bharathi G (Auteur), Sanjay S C (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...