[Acute Borrelia burgdorferi encephalitis (Lyme disease) in an Algerian child].

Abstract

A case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis is described in an Algerian child with renal insufficiency that had been diagnosed at the terminal stage. Convulsions, hemiplegia and consciousness disorders pointed to a necrotizing viral or bacterial form of encephalitis, but the definitive diagnosis was based on the detection of IgM and IgG specific serum antibodies raised against Borrelia burgdorferi.

• Authors: C Rousselle, D Floret, P Cochat, F Reignier, C Wright
• Journal: Pediatrie (Pediatrie) Vol. 44 Issue 4 Pg. 265-9 ( 1989) ISSN: 0031-4021 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Encéphalite aiguë à Borrelia burgdorferi (maladie de Lyme) chez un enfant algérien.
• PMID: 2798000 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Penicillins

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Child, Preschool
• Encephalitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Humans
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications)
• Lyme Disease (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Male
• Penicillins (therapeutic use)
• Time Factors