Acute transverse myelitis in Lyme neuroborreliosis
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Pediatric Acute Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis Secondary to Neuroborreliosis
Lyme neuroborreliosis has several different clinical manifestations in children, of which facial nerve palsies, meningitis and radiculopathies are the most common. Transverse myelitis (TM) secondary to Lyme disease has been reported in rare occasions, typically presenting with severe weakness, sensory abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction. We present the case of a 16-year-old male who develop...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Infection
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0300-8126,1439-0973
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0028-x