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Q Fever Mimicking Herpetic Encephalitis
Neurol 43:2713-2714, Sempere,A.P.,et al, 1993
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Article Abstract
We describe a patient with temporal lobe encephalitis associated with primary Coxiella burnetii infection who presented with CT and MRI findings suggestive of herpes simplex encephalitis and an initial improvement during treatment with acyclovir.Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who manifestations suggest herpes encephalitis.
 
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