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Rev. méd. Chile ; 124(8): 975-9, ago. 1996.
Artículo en Español | LILACS | ID: lil-185127

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Lyme disease, caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, has several clinical manifestations and is transmitted to man by tick bites. In Chile and Latin America, several cases have been reported, but none with inmunoblot confirmation or isolation of the infecting organism. We report a 9 year old boy consulting with bilateral facila palsy, polyradiculoneuritis with tetraparesis and meningeal irritation. Cerebrospinal fluis analysis showed increased protein concentration without pleocytosis and negative viral or bacterial cultures. IgM antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi, were positive by ELISA and were confirmed by immunoblot at the Reference Laboratory of the University of Connecticut. The child had a recent contact with hamsters brought from Germany. The substantiation of Lyme disease existence in Chile should prompt the search and isolation of the causal agent


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Humanos , Masculino , Niño , Enfermedad de Lyme/diagnóstico , Borrelia burgdorferi/aislamiento & purificación , Manifestaciones Neurológicas , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Immunoblotting , Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas/diagnóstico , Animales Domésticos/parasitología
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