Self-limiting fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy after Lyme disease.
Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by a bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) and is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks of the Ixodes genus. The authors describe a 16-year-old girl who presented with extraocular muscle palsies and had serology positive for Lyme disease. The muscle palsies resolved after antibiotic treatment with no residual limitation of ocular movements.
Sharma
Vinod
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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Biswas
Susmito
S
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020432:Trochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial