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[Multiple erythema migrans, Borrelia lymphocytoma and neuroborreliosis in a child].
- Source :
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Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke [Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen] 2023 Aug 03; Vol. 143 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 03 (Print Publication: 2023). - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Lyme disease after a tick bite often presents as erythema migrans, yet less frequent variants of this disease, such as Borrelia lymphocytoma, multiple erythema migrans and neuroborreliosis, are also seen occasionally.<br />Case Presentation: We report a case of a tick-bitten child who first presented with an indistinct macular erythema around the left eye and a more distinct macular erythema on and around the left ear. The next day, she developed a facial palsy.<br />Interpretation: The case was interpreted as facial multiple erythema migrans and Borrelia lymphocytoma on the ear, followed by neuroborreliosis. The diagnosis of lymphocytoma was made from clinical findings and PCR of skin biopsy. She recovered quickly after intravenous ceftriaxone and is now healthy.
- Subjects :
- Child
Female
Humans
Ear Diseases etiology
Erythema Chronicum Migrans etiology
Facial Dermatoses etiology
Facial Paralysis etiology
Lyme Neuroborreliosis etiology
Tick Bites complications
Pseudolymphoma diagnosis
Lyme Disease complications
Lyme Disease diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Norwegian
- ISSN :
- 0807-7096
- Volume :
- 143
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 37589351
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.23.0159