Abdominal wall weakness and lumboabdominal pain revealing neuroborreliosis: a report of three cases.
Journal: Clinical Rheumatology
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Abstract
The authors report three cases of thoracic radiculoneuropathy disclosing neuroborreliosis. All three patients had low back and abdominal pain and two had marked abdominal wall paresis. EMG confirmed a motor involvement of the lower thoracic roots and CSF analysis revealed a lymphocytic meningitis in all three cases. Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi were present in both the serum and the CSF. A favourable outcome was obtained in all three patients with appropriate antibiotherapy. The differential diagnosis of this misleading presentation is discussed.
Authors
E Mormont, W Esselinckx, T De Ronde, P Hanson, T Deltombe, P Laloux
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