title: Bilateral facial palsy: Epstein-Barr virus, not Lyme disease.
abstract: Bilateral facial palsy is frequently linked with lyme disease. We report a patient with bilateral facial palsy due to Epstein-Barr virus infection but with Borrelia burgdorferi IgM in serum caused by polyclonal B-lymphocyte stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute of Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Jennifer.Diedler@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diedler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parthé-Peterhans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwaninger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies