Lyme carditis: a rare presentation in an unexpected setting.
A case is reported of a 27-year-old man who presented to an inner city trauma center after he had experienced several seizure-like episodes. He was diagnosed with Lyme carditis and required 6 weeks of treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone for complete resolution of his symptoms. The case is discussed along with a review of the literature.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA.
Herman
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Birrer
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Wallis
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014193:Trauma Centers
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D002443:Ceftriaxone