Case Report · pages 228–229
A Rare Case of Endocrinal Encephalopathy
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Thippeswamy Thippeswamy, Suresh Babu M, Dayananda Sagar, Prathima Chikkegowda. A Rare Case of Endocrinal Encephalopathy. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2021;34(3):228–229.
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Acute meningoencephalitis due to various infectious etiology is routinely diagnosed in clinical practice. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis masquerading as acute meningoencephalitis is a rare clinical entity. High index of suspicion with early initiation of treatment results in a favorable outcome without any neurological deficits. We herein report a rare case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presenting itself with acute meningoencephalitis.
Keywords
Viral infections, Meningoencephalitis, autoimmune thyroiditis, patient was conscious
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