RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458254
T1 Rabies
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458254
RD 2024/04/23
AB History  of  animal  bite  10  days  to  1  year  (usually  <  90  days)  previouslyParesthesias  or  hyperesthesia  in  bite  areaProgressive  limb  and  facial  weakness  in  some  patients  (dumb  rabies;  30%)Irritability  followed  by  fever,  confusion,  combativeness,  muscle  spasms  (especially  pharyngeal  with  swallowing)  in  all  patients  (furious  rabies)Rabies  antigen  detected  in  corneal  scrapings  or  tissue  obtained  by  brain  or  skin  biopsy;  Negri  bodies  seen  in  brain  tissue