Lyme Carditis in Children Usually Transient but Can Be Life Threatening
By Linda on Nov 16, 2009 in General News | comments(0)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 01 – Manifestations of Lyme carditis in children can range from asymptomatic first-degree heart block to fulminant myocarditis, physicians at Harvard Medical School report in the May issue of Pediatrics. Data from their case series indicate that older age, arthralgia, and cardiopulmonary symptoms were independent predictors of carditis in pediatric patients with early disseminated Lyme disease. Continued
