1988 Volume 62 Issue 12 Pages 1192-1196
Spotted fever is a rhicketsial infection with Tsutsugamushi like symptom, characterized by high fever and an erythematous rash.
In Japan, the first case was reported in 1984. And since then, about thirty more cases have been reported, all from KYUSYU and the east coast of SHIKOKU. Here, we report the first case of Spotted fever in CHIBA prefecture which is epidemiological importance. It is also interesting that the first symptom was loss of consciousness (Central Nervous System).
In this report, we will include the clinical course of this case along with Electroencephalogram and Cerebrospinal fluid findings.
