Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis

Marija Djukic; Jörg Larsen; Paul Lingor; Roland Nau

doi:10.1186/1471-2466-13-4

Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis

Marija Djukic, Jörg Larsen, Paul Lingor, Roland Nau

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	4
Journal	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-4
State	Published - 18 Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ceftriaxone
Diaphragm
Doxycycline
Dyspnoea
Lyme neuroborreliosis
Phrenic nerve palsy
Unilateral

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