1. Atypical presentation of Lyme neuroborreliosis related meningitis and radiculitis
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Iman Dabiri, Nicholas Calvo, Feryal Nauman, Mahsa Pahlavanzadeh, and Ahmet Z. Burakgazi
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Lyme disease ,Borrelia burgdorferi ,meningitis ,radiculitis ,Medicine ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Lyme disease related central and peripheral nervous system manifestations can occur in isolation or together. Radiculitis or inflammation of the nerve root can be seen 3-5% of the time in acute neuroborreliosis affecting the PNS with a typical presentation and meningitis affecting the CNS is usually seen 1% of the time. The appropriate diagnosis and management of neuroborelliosis can be challenging and require meticulous medical approaches. Herein we present a unique case of Lyme disease with neurologic manifestations including both radiculitis and meningitis due to its atypical and challenging clinical presentation and management with updated literature review.
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- 2019
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