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The many manifestations of a single disease: neuroborreliosis

Authors :
Kia Persaud
Shankar Awasthi
Sajida Zulfiqar
Chahat Puri
Anum Qureshi
Ranadheer R. Dande
Source :
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 56-59 (2021), Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, article-version (VoR) Version of Record
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021.

Abstract

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that occurs in stages, multiple organs and tissue with highly variable clinical presentation. Most commonly, it presents with seventh cranial nerve palsy, often mimicking stroke and atypical rash (erythema migrans). Atypical presentations include abdominal pain, ileus/pseudo-obstruction and constipation thought to be due to autonomic dysfunction. Other less common presentations include Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormones (SIADH). Lyme disease should be a differential when a patient presents from Lyme endemic areas with abdominal pain, constipation and SIADH in the setting of other causes of gastrointestinal and renal symptoms ruled out. Here we present a case of multisystem involvement in a single patient with Lyme Disease along with neuroborreliosis (neurological manifestation of Lyme disease).

Details

ISSN :
20009666
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b92ef14fb5bab82737dad47440a2a5aa
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1831746