title: Vasculitis and stroke due to Lyme neuroborreliosis - a review.
abstract: Abstract Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a rare cause of vasculitis and stroke. It may manifest as subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and most often ischemic stroke due to cerebral vasculitis. The vast majority of reported cases have been described by European authors. A high index of suspicion is required in patients who live or have traveled to areas with high prevalence of tick-borne diseases, and in the case of stroke-like symptoms of unknown cause in patients without cardiovascular risk factors. In this review, we also present four illustrative cases of vasculitis and stroke-like manifestations of LNB.
authors.affiliation: From the 1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garkowski
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moniuszko
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czupryna
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek
authors.forename: Eugeniusz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarasów
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ustymowicz
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Łebkowski
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Lyme neuroborreliosis; stroke; tick-borne disease; vasculitis