A Case of Fatal Serotonin Syndrome-Like Human Rabies Caused by Tricolored Bat-Associated Rabies Virus

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jun 1;94(6):1376-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0852. Epub 2016 Mar 21.

Abstract

Human rabies is a fatal disease, transmitted by saliva of infected animals, and the diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Very few cases are reported annually in the United States. We present a case of human rabies without a clear exposure history that masqueraded as serotonin syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rabies / pathology
  • Rabies / virology*
  • Rabies virus / classification*
  • Rabies virus / genetics
  • Serotonin Syndrome / etiology*
  • Serotonin Syndrome / pathology