[Clinical course of borreliosis in children].
Clinical picture of Borrelia burgdorferi infection has been presented in 45 children, aged 2-16 years from Łódź region. The analysis showed significant domination of cases with affected central and peripheral nervous system (44.4%) and rather unspecific symptoms such as: fever (20%) or headache (13.3%). Peripheral cranial nerves paralysis and symptoms of cerebrospinal meningitis dominated among children with neuroborreliosis. Unlike descriptions concerning adults, majority of the observed symptoms were changes characteristic for I and II stage of the disease. Dermatosis was found only in 1 child and symptoms of arthritis in 2 of them. Contact with tick was stated in 52% of the analysed children. Incidence of the disease occurred throughout the whole year, more frequently in summer and autumn months.
Andrzejewski
Arkadiusz
A
III Klinika Pediatrii Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki, Łodzi.
Woźniakowska-Gesicka
Teresa
T
Kmieć
Krystyna
K
Sass-Just
Maria
M
D000293:Adolescent; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons