Rickettsial fever presenting with isolated third nerve palsy
Rajadhyaksha, A.; Phatak, S.; Nolkha, N.; Pathan, Y.; Sonawale, A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 61(2): 144-145
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 24471257 Document Number: 666658
Rickettsial fevers are known to have neurological involvement, mostly in the form of meningoencephalitis. Focal neurodeficits, including isolated cranial nerve palsies have been rarely reported. We hereby report a case of a 25 year old man who presented to us with high grade fever caused by rickettsia and left sided partial third cranial nerve palsy. He responded to doxycycline.