Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis and encephalomyelitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi: a clinical and serological study of 18 cases.
Clinical features of 18 patients with either lymphocytic meningoradiculitis (n = 17) or chronic encephalomyelitis (n = 1) due to Borrelia burgdorferi are reported. Arthropod bites were recorded in only seven patients. High titres of anti B burgdorferi antibodies were detected in sera from all patients and in CSF from 12 out of 17 patients tested. All patients had CSF abnormalities especially pleocytosis and oligoclonal bands. A falsely positive syphilitic serology was observed in the CSF from the patient with encephalomyelitis.
Service de Neurologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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Goubau
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial