Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Paralysie faciale bilatérale: une présentation atypique d'une maladie de Lyme (cas clinique). (French) |
| Alternate Title: |
Bilateral facial palsy: an atypical presentation of Lyme disease (a case report). (English) |
| Authors: |
Collignon, Sophie, Coenen, François, Mols, Pierre, Chauvin, Caroline, Ngatchou, William |
| Source: |
Pan African Medical Journal; Jan-Apr2024, Vol. 47, p1-5, 5p |
| Subject Terms: |
BELL'S palsy, LYME neuroborreliosis, LYME disease, HEMIPLEGIA, ZOONOSES |
| Abstract (English): |
Lyme neuroborreliosis is a rare zoonosis which can be difficult to diagnose, in particular in low endemic areas. We here report the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with disabling back pain preceded by facial monoplegia, which was wrongly treated as Bell's palsy (paralysis a frigore) and then as posttraumatic lumbosciatica. The onset of facial diplegia allowed for a definitive diagnosis. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone and symptoms gradually improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): |
La neuroborréliose de Lyme est une zoonose rare dont le diagnostic peut se révéler difficile particulièrement en faible zone endémique. Nous rapportons le cas d'un homme de 35 ans avec un tableau de dorsalgies invalidantes précédée d'une monoplégie faciale traitée à tort comme une paralysie a frigore puis comme une lombosciatalgie post traumatique. L'apparition d'une diplégie faciale permettra enfin d'évoquer et de confirmer le diagnostic. L'administration de ceftriaxone permettra la résolution progressive des symptômes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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