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Open Access 24-11-2023 | Rickettsia | Letter to the Editors

Meningoencephalitis and retinal vasculitis due to rickettsial infection

Authors: Louisa Lehner, Stephan Thurau, Konstantin Pusl, Steffen Tiedt, Florian Schöberl, Robert Forbrig, Günter Höglinger, Michael Strupp

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2024

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Title: Meningoencephalitis and retinal vasculitis due to rickettsial infection
Authors: Louisa Lehner
Stephan Thurau
Konstantin Pusl
Steffen Tiedt
Florian Schöberl
Robert Forbrig
Günter Höglinger
Michael Strupp
Publication date: 24-11-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Rickettsia
Vasculitis
Vasculitis
Tick
Tick
Meningoencephalitis
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-12097-z

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