title: [Acute Borrelia burgdorferi encephalitis (Lyme disease) in an Algerian child].
abstract: A case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis is described in an Algerian child with renal insufficiency that had been diagnosed at the terminal stage. Convulsions, hemiplegia and consciousness disorders pointed to a necrotizing viral or bacterial form of encephalitis, but the definitive diagnosis was based on the detection of IgM and IgG specific serum antibodies raised against Borrelia burgdorferi.
authors: Unité de réanimation pédiatrique, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rousselle
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Floret
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cochat
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Reignier
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Wright
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins
vernacular_title: Encéphalite aiguë à Borrelia burgdorferi (maladie de Lyme) chez un enfant algérien.