1. [Bilateral facial palsy: an atypical presentation of Lyme disease (a case report)].
- Author
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Collignon S, Coenen F, Mols P, Chauvin C, and Ngatchou W
- Subjects
- Humans, Male, Adult, Back Pain etiology, Diagnostic Errors, Lyme Disease diagnosis, Lyme Disease complications, Lyme Disease drug therapy, Low Back Pain etiology, Facial Paralysis etiology, Facial Paralysis diagnosis, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Ceftriaxone administration & dosage, Lyme Neuroborreliosis diagnosis, Lyme Neuroborreliosis complications, Lyme Neuroborreliosis drug therapy, Bell Palsy diagnosis, Bell Palsy etiology
- Abstract
Lyme neuroborreliosis is a rare zoonosis which can be difficult to diagnose, in particular in low endemic areas. We here report the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with disabling back pain preceded by facial monoplegia, which was wrongly treated as Bell's palsy (paralysis a frigore) and then as post-traumatic lumbosciatica. The onset of facial diplegia allowed for a definitive diagnosis. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone and symptoms gradually improved., Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d´intérêts., (Copyright: Sophie Collignon et al.)
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- 2024
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