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Journal of Case Reports
Let us Open Our Eyes to Swallow an Imported Lyme: A Case of Lyme Disease
NV Sundarachari, U Veeramma, A Sridhar1, KYN Varma1
From the Department of Neurology and Department of Internal Medicine1; Guntur Government Hospital, Guntur-522007, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. A. Sridhar
Email: iamimenotu@gmail.com
Received: 20-MAY-2013 Accepted: 3-JUN-2013 Published Online: 20-JUN-2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2013.0044
Abstract
Lyme disease is an arthropod borne spirocheteal disease with multisystem manifestation spread over long periods of time. Neurological features may be a clue to the diagnosis of this disease. There have been only sporadic reports of these cases in India. We present a case of lyme disease with atypical features.
Keywords : Lyme Disease, Ticks, Spirochaeta, Facial Paralysis, Deglutition Disorders.
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