Diplopia and neck pain may be a sign of Lyme neuroborreliosis

We report the case of a 76-year-old male previously known with ischaemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, who presented with a 14-day history of radicular neck pain, binocular diplopia and a left partial oculomotor palsy. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed lymphocytic pleocytosis and an intrathecal synthesis of IgG and IgM antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi was confirmed. This case report highlights the importance of remembering Lyme neuroborreliosis in the differential diagnosis of diplopia and oculomotor palsy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:184

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 184(2022), 11 vom: 14. März

Sprache:

Dänisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Winsløw, Anna Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Winsløw, Frederik [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antibodies, Bacterial
Case Reports
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.04.2022

Date Revised 05.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338461892