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Article: Encephalitis associated with cat scratch disease - Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, 1994.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- December 16, 1994
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On August 14, 1994, the Broward County Public Health Unit of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was notified of three children from Pompano Beach who were hospitalized with encephalitis attributed to cat scratch disease (CSD). All three children (aged 5, 6, and 11 years) were previously healthy and had no histories of seizure disorders or diagnoses of CSD. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases.
On August 12 and 13, during a 26-hour period, each child entered the emergency department of the same hospital with sudden onset of generalized seizures, coma, and respiratory depression requiring intubation and assisted ...