Human Rabies: An Exceptionnal Fatal Case Report with Unusauall Manifestations Associated to Encephalitis

Abstract

Human rabies is considered by the World Health Organization as a public health problem in several developing countries of the world, including Morocco. Diagnostic tools do not make it possible to detect the virus before the disease phase and the prognosis remains fatal once established. The clinical signs of rapidly progressive acute encephalitis in the context of post-exposure to a bite from a sick dog or other animal help guide the diagnosis. Furthermore, the diagnosis can be difficult if the bite is not mentioned or looked for or dates back several months to the illness and also if the clinical presentation is not suggestive. We report a unusuall clinical case who had an atypical presentation with multiple organ symptoms associated to encephalitis.