Bannwarth Syndrome: A Rare Manifestation of Pediatric Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis (Bannwarth syndrome) is a rare manifestation of Lyme neuroborreliosis in children. It is the most common clinical manifestation of early Lyme neuroborreliosis in adults in European countries where the disease is endemic but is rare in children. We report an imported ca...

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Published in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 40; no. 11; p. e442
Main Authors: Dutta, Ankhi, Hunter, Jill V, Vallejo, Jesus G
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.11.2021
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Autoimmune Hypophysitis - diagnostic imaging
Autoimmune Hypophysitis - drug therapy
Autoimmune Hypophysitis - microbiology
Autoimmune Hypophysitis - physiopathology
Child
Female
Humans
Lyme Neuroborreliosis - cerebrospinal fluid
Lyme Neuroborreliosis - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ISSN:1532-0987, 1532-0987
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Summary:Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis (Bannwarth syndrome) is a rare manifestation of Lyme neuroborreliosis in children. It is the most common clinical manifestation of early Lyme neuroborreliosis in adults in European countries where the disease is endemic but is rare in children. We report an imported case of Bannwarth syndrome in a pediatric patient and review the literature for other pediatric cases reported.
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ISSN:1532-0987
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000003245