title: [Acute transverse myelitis in a traveler].
abstract: Acute transverse myelitis is defined as an acquired neuroimmune disorder of the spinal cord, which occurs as a consequence of a primary event, or directly related to an autoimmune inflammatory disease, an infectious or post-infectious disease. Amongst infectious etiologies, Borrelia spp., a tick-bourne anthropozoonosis of the ixodidae family, prevails. Approximately 10 to 15% of patients with Lyme disease undergo neurologic manifestations, with an assorted and uncertain array of clinical syndromes. Transverse myelitis accounts for up to 5% of Lyme neuroborreliosis. We describe the case of a traveler from endemic zone for Lyme disease, with encephalomyelitis secondary to acute infection by Borrelia burgderfori, with complete resolution of symptoms after concluding adequate antibiotic treatment.
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: n_garciaallende@yahoo.com.ar.
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: García Allende
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Mara J
authors: MJ
authors: García Posada
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Mariana F
authors: MF
authors: Radosta
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Ana V
authors: AV
authors: Sánchez
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Micaela
authors: M
authors: Mayer Wolf
authors: Servicio de Infectología, Inmunología y Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Viviana
authors: V
authors: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi; D006801:Humans; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014195:Travel
keywords: encephalomyelitis; neuroborreliosis; transverse myelitis