title: Limited opening secondary to Lyme disease in an 8-year-old child.
abstract: In the United States, Lyme disease is the most common vector-born disease. It often presents with a wide variety of symptoms that may delay its diagnosis and present challenging patient management issues. The purpose of this report was to discuss the case of an 8-year, 6-month-old Hispanic male who presented to a hospital emergency room with restricted mandibular opening and was diagnosed with Lyme disease after an initial period of uncertainty regarding the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Little Smiles of Orange County, USA.
authors.forename: D Harvey
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Dara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*