title: Seeks, finds, threats: Lyme disease!
abstract: Lyme borreliosis is a disease commonly found in humans. Here we report the case of a young, healthy girl presenting with symptomatic first- and second-degree atrioventricular blocks secondary to cardiac myocarditis. The disappearance of the conduction anomaly after antibiotic treatment confirmed Lyme disease before the results from the serology. Therefore, when a healthy, young person suddenly presents with an atrioventricular conduction block, physicians should consider a diagnosis of Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Cardiology, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium. Electronic address: xavier.muschart@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Muschart
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Cardiology, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blommaert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone