Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Roland Nau²  Paul Lingor³  Jörg Larsen¹  Marija Djukic² 

[1] Department of Clinical Radiology, Weende Teaching Hospitals, An der Lutter 24, 37075, Goettingen, Germany;Department of Geriatrics, Weende Teaching Hospitals, An der Lutter 24, 37075, Goettingen, Germany;Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Goettingen, Germany

关键词: Ceftriaxone;    Doxycycline;    Diaphragm;    Dyspnoea;    Lyme neuroborreliosis;    Unilateral;    Phrenic nerve palsy;   

Others  :  1131301
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2466-13-4

 received in 2012-06-27, accepted in 2013-01-10,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Among a variety of more common differential diagnoses, the aetiology of acute respiratory failure includes Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Case presentation

We report an 87-years old huntsman with unilateral phrenic nerve palsy as a consequence of Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Conclusion

Although Lyme neuroborreliosis is a rare cause of diaphragmatic weakness, it should be considered in the differential workup because of its potentially treatable nature.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Djukic et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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