eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2024-08-11 12 8 117 120 10.12691/ajmcr-12-8-3 AJMCR20241283 article Bayramov Rasim 1 Gasimova Naila gasimovanai8@gmail.com 2 Huseynova Sayyara 3 Radiology Department of Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors named after A.Aliyev, Baku, Azerbaijan Avrasiya Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan Rabies is neurotropic viral infection involving the central nervous system. It results rapid neurological deterioration and almost progress to the death. Rabies infection may be manifest extraneural involvement in various systems. In this case report we aim to give a review of rabies infection and report radiologic findings of this condition. We report a case of 18-year-old male biten by a dog 20 days ago who presented altered mental status, irritability, hypersalivation and agitation. The diagnosis of rabies was made based on exposure history, typical clinical symptoms and radiologic findings. Rabies diagnosis is essentially clinical. Brain MRI was used to differentiate it from other encephalitis. https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/12/8/3/ajmcr-12-8-3.pdf Rabies encephalitis pneumonia MRI CT