A Case of Tick-Borne Paralysis in a Traveling Patient

BACKGROUND: Tick paralysis is a neurotoxic tick-borne illness that causes ascending paralysis and may lead to respiratory failure. Patients often undergo extensive testing and prolonged hospitalization before the proper diagnosis is reached. CASE PRESENTATION: An 88-year-old man with dementia and dy...

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Autores principales: Ha, Kevin, Lewis, Kathryn, Patel, Vandan, Grinceri, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3934696

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3934696

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