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Commentary by Karen L. Roos, MD

JAMA. 2005;294(4):488-489.

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Rabies Encephalomyelitis: Clinical, Neuroradiological, and Pathological Findings in 4 Transplant Recipients

Elizabeth C. Burton, MD; Dennis K. Burns, MD; Michael J. Opatowsky, MD; Waleed H. El-Feky, MD; Bernard Fischbach, MD; Larry Melton, MD, PhD; Edmund Sanchez, MD; Henry Randall, MD; David L. Watkins, MD; Jack Chang, MD; Goran Klintmalm, MD

Background  Three patients received solid organ transplants from a common donor and were subsequently discharged from the hospital following an uneventful hospital course. Within 30 days, all 3 organ recipients returned to the hospital with varying symptoms that progressed to rapid neurological deterioration, coma, and death.

Objective  To describe the clinical, neuroradiological, and pathological findings of rabies virus infection in organ transplant recipients infected from a common donor.

Design  Case series involving a common donor and 3 organ recipients ascertained through review of clinical course and autopsy findings. A fourth case . . . [Full Text of this Article]