Vasculitic mononeuritis multiplex in patient with Lyme disease.
Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Neurological complications are frequently reported but the pathogenesis remains largely unknown. We report on a patient with positive borrelia antibodies at ELISA and immunoblotting and with histological and immunofluorescence study of peripheral nerve biopsy consistent with vasculitic neuropathy.
Tezzon
F
F
Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona.
Corradini
C
C
Huber
R
R
Egarter Vigl
E
E
Simeoni
J
J
Stanek
G
G
Ferrari
G
G
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D004576:Electromyography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial