Infection due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is the rarest of the yersinoses. It is a worldwide zoonosis. More cases have been reported from Europe than from other continents. The majority of patients have been children 5–15 years old. We report an unusual case of Y pseudotuberculosis-induced diarrhoea in a child who also developed signs and symptoms of meningeal irritation.
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