A case of Lyme neuroborreliosis without erythema migrans
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Suspected early Lyme neuroborreliosis in patients with erythema migrans.
BACKGROUND Our objective was to obtain data on patients with erythema migrans (EM) who have symptoms/signs suggesting nervous system involvement and to compare epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic findings in patients with and without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis. METHODS Adult patients with EM and suspected early Lyme neuroborreliosis were included in this study. RESULTS Of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0009-918X,1882-0654
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001121