Lyme neuroborreliosis presenting with urinary retention and spastic paraparesis.
BORRELIA
GENITOURINARY MEDICINE
MYELOPATHY
Journal
Practical neurology
ISSN: 1474-7766
Titre abrégé: Pract Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101130961
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Nov 2023
23 Nov 2023
Historique:
accepted:
16
07
2023
medline:
27
11
2023
pubmed:
3
8
2023
entrez:
2
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Progressive myelopathy, urinary retention and gait problems are rare presenting features of Lyme neuroborreliosis. A 30-year-old man had 11 months of urinary retention and 3 months of spastic paraparesis. MR scans of the brain and the spinal cord showed leptomeningeal thickening with contrast enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid showed mononuclear pleocytosis, decreased glucose, increased protein and chemokine ligand 13, with intrathecal
Identifiants
pubmed: 37532431
pii: pn-2023-003779
doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003779
doi:
Substances chimiques
Ceftriaxone
75J73V1629
Doxycycline
N12000U13O
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
504-506Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.