title: A rare cause of reversible complete heart block.
abstract: Lyme disease is a recognised cause of atrioventricular heart block. In the majority of cases conduction disturbances are reversed with antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of Lyme disease is not always obvious and its recognition is important if unnecessary implantation of a permanent pacemaker is to be avoided. A 34-year-old man presented to our hospital with complete heart block due to Lyme carditis. This resolved completely within a few days after treatment with appropriate antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK.
authors.forename: Venkatesan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Royan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bitsiadou
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarkar