Lyme borreliosis as a cause of facial palsy during pregnancy.
The medical history of a pregnant woman in whom the initial pattern of complaints suggested hyperemesis gravidarum is described. After about 18 days the patient developed left facial palsy. Repeated tests eventually confirmed the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. The problems concerning diagnostics, therapy and the possible complications of Lyme borreliosis during gestation are described.
Grandsaerd
M J
MJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Rijnstate hospital Wagnerlaan 55 6815 AD, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Meulenbroeks
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D000328:Adult; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone