title: Lyme disease in childhood presenting as primary leptomeningeal enhancement without parenchymal findings on MR.
abstract: We report the MR appearance of a rare case of Lyme disease presenting as diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement in the absence of parenchymal lesions. In the appropriate clinical setting, one should consider Lyme disease in the differential diagnosis of meningeal enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Lierde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delanote
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial