title: Lyme Disease Presenting with Multiple Cranial Nerve Deficits: Report of a Case.
abstract: Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. With more than 25,000 CDC reported cases annually, it has become the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. We report a case of 38-year-old man with Lyme disease presenting with simultaneous palsy of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th cranial nerves.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's University Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's University Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's University Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jeanmonod
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's University Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5921-5263
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeanmonod