Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature.
We report a 7-year-old boy with neuroborreliosis presenting with headache and bilateral facial nerve palsy. MRI demonstrated tentorial and bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve enhancement.
Vanzieleghem
B
B
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, Belgium. Bart.Vanzieleghem@rug.ac.be
Lemmerling
M
M
Carton
D
D
Achten
E
E
Vanlangenhove
P
P
Matthys
E
E
Kunnen
M
M
D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007073:Immunoglobulin E