Acute Encephalitic Syndrome due to Coinfection with Herpes Simplex Virus and Scrub Typhus

Abstract

Acute encephalitis is the clinical diagnosis in children with acute onset of fever, headache, vomiting, change in sensorium and seizures as a result inflammation of the brain parenchyma and cerebral dysfunction. The cause may be any infection - viral, protozoal, bacterial. We hereby report a case of encephalitis with dual etiology being herpes simplex virus and scrub typhus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]