Lyme Meningoencephalitis Masquerading as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused primarily by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease is most prevalent in forested areas endemic for Ixodes tick, which transmits the spirochete. Here, we describe a case of Lyme meningoencephalitis masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus (N...

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Autores principales: Desai, Aakash, Manek, Gaurav, Krishnan, Anand M, Iorgoveanu, Corina, Zaghloul, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872598
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2417

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