Lyme neuroborreliosis in children

By on May 3, 2010 in Infections

Excerpt:

Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Universite Catholique
de Louvain, Departement de Pediatrie, Yvoir, Belgium.
david.tuerlinckx@uclouvain.be

Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) represents the second most frequent
manifestation of Lyme disease (LD) in Europe after cutaneous
involvement. In the USA, LNB represents the third most frequent
manifestation of LD after cutaneous involvement and arthritis.
The scope of this article is, in the light of recent
publications, to review the specific manifestations of LNB in
children including predictive models, and to discuss diagnosis
criteria, new diagnostic tools and new therapeutic options.
Differences in disease patterns between the USA and Europe are
also highlighted.

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