Complete heart block in an adolescent caused by Lyme disease. A common--and reversible--disorder.
A 20-year-old University of Delaware student developed a vague systemic disorder one week after camping in a Maryland state park known to be endemic with the tick Ixodes dammini, the vector for Lyme Disease. Light-headedness developed and an electrocardiogram revealed complete heart block. Lyme Disease was confirmed by the characteristic erythema migrans rash and Lyme serologies.
Doorey
A J
AJ
Section of Cardiology, Medical Center of Delaware.
Schneider
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E
Bacon
A E
AE
D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male