Open AccessLyme Disease Complicated with Pseudotumor Cerebri
Author(s) -
Jill A. Nord,
Dennis Karter
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/375691
Subject(s) - pseudotumor cerebri , medicine , lyme disease , complication , lumbar , disease , lumbar puncture , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , intracranial pressure , cerebrospinal fluid , immunology
To our knowledge, pseudotumor cerebri as a complication of Lyme disease has been described only in children. We report the first case of an adult with pseudotumor cerebri due to Lyme disease and the use of serial lumbar punctures as the sole therapy.
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