Seeks, finds, threats: Lyme disease!
| Title: | Seeks, finds, threats: Lyme disease! |
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| Authors: | Muschart X; Department of Emergency and Cardiology, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium. Electronic address: xavier.muschart@uclouvain.be.; Blommaert D; Department of Emergency and Cardiology, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium. |
| Source: | The American journal of emergency medicine [Am J Emerg Med] 2015 Feb; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 307.e5-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 31. |
| Publication Type: | Case Reports; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: W B Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8309942 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-8171 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07356757 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 1983- : Philadelphia, PA : W B Saunders; Original Publication: [Philadelphia, PA. : Centrum Philadelphia, c1983]- |
| MeSH Terms: | Atrioventricular Block/*etiology ; Lyme Disease/*diagnosis; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Atrioventricular Block/microbiology ; Atrioventricular Block/physiopathology ; Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use ; Lyme Disease/complications ; Lyme Disease/drug therapy ; Adolescent ; Electrocardiography ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Humans ; Remission Induction |
| Abstract: | Lyme borreliosis is a disease commonly found in humans. Here we report the case of a young, healthy girl presenting with symptomatic first- and second-degree atrioventricular blocks secondary to cardiac myocarditis. The disappearance of the conduction anomaly after antibiotic treatment confirmed Lyme disease before the results from the serology. Therefore, when a healthy, young person suddenly presents with an atrioventricular conduction block, physicians should consider a diagnosis of Lyme disease. |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents); 75J73V1629 (Ceftriaxone) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20140830 Date Completed: 20150429 Latest Revision: 20150227 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.019 |
| PMID: | 25167973 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Case Reports; Journal Article