title: [Cerebrospinal fluid cytologic findings in children with borrelia infections (neuroborreliosis)].
abstract: The infection of the central nervous system by Borrelia burgdorferi induces usually a mononuclear (lympho-mono-plasmocellular) cytogram of the cerebrospinal fluid in humans. The initial granulocytosis of the liquor cerebrospinalis typical for bacterial infections is transistory only. Such cytologic findings may be misleading to a diagnosis as virus infection. In case of clinical signs (Bannwarth syndrome), typical anamnesis or chronic lymphocytic meningitis the estimation of specific IgG/IgM borrelia antibodies is indicated and the antibiotic therapy should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kindermedizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald sowie Kinderabteilung, Osterreich.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiersbitzky
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahrens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanura
mesh_terms: D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002648:Child; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Lipuorzytologische Befunde bei Kindern mit Borrelia-Infektionen (Neuroborreliose).