By Linda on Aug 4, 2011 in Infections | comments(0)
LINDA’S COMMENT: Lyme disease is a vector-borne multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. So many folks suffer from peripheral nerve palsy.
Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20436011&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks
Excerpt:
Lyme disease is a vector-borne multisystem inflammatory disease
caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. This
disease is frequently seen in North America and to a lesser
degree in Europe. However, its presence in England is uncommon
and we present a case in which the patient developed a palsy of
the common peroneal nerve.
By Linda on Dec 31, 2009 in Interesting Stories | comments(0)
Objective:We report a typical case of earlobe lymphocytoma.
Method:A case report and literature review are presented.
Results:A 10-year-old girl presented with a blue-coloured earlobe. A
diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by serological tests. Lyme
borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern
hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.
Conclusion:The diagnostic process and ENT symptomatology of Lyme disease
and borrelial lymphocytoma are summarised and discussed. Continued
