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Chronic unremitting headache associated with Lyme disease-like illness / Dor de cabeca incessante cronica associada com a doenca de Lyme simile
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; Kowacs, Pedro Andre; Martins, Rodrigo Tomazini; Piovesan, Elcio Juliato; Pinto, Maria Cristina Araujo; Yoshinari, Natalino Hagime.
  • Kowacs, Pedro Andre; Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba. Neurology Department. Curitiba. BR
  • Martins, Rodrigo Tomazini; Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba. Neurology Department. Curitiba. BR
  • Piovesan, Elcio Juliato; Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba. Neurology Department. Curitiba. BR
  • Pinto, Maria Cristina Araujo; Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba. Neurology Department. Curitiba. BR
  • Yoshinari, Natalino Hagime; Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba. Neurology Department. Curitiba. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 71(7): 470-473, July/2013. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-679172
ABSTRACT
The Brazilian Lyme-disease-like illness (BLDLI) or Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome is a unique zoonosis found in Brazil. It reproduces all the clinical symptoms of Lyme disease except for the high frequencies of relapse and the presence of autoimmune manifestations. Two cases of borreliosis manifesting with unremitting headache, which is a symptom associated with late-stage BLDLI, were presented. Clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of the BLDLI and its associated headaches were showed and discussed in this article. BLDLI diagnosis requires additional attention by physicians, since the disease has a tendency to progress to the late, recurrent stage or the chronic form, and the associated headache can be confused with chronic primary headache or with analgesic-overuse one. Special attention should be paid to patients with headaches who have traveled to endemic areas.
RESUMO
A doença de Lyme símile brasileira (BLDLI) ou síndrome de Baggio-Yoshinari é uma zoonose diferenciada encontrada no Brasil. Ela reproduz todos os sintomas clínicos da doença de Lyme, exceto as altas frequências de recidivas e a presença de manifestações autoimunes. Dois casos de borreliose, manifestando-se com cefaleia incessante, que é um sintoma associado à fase tardia da BLDLI, foram apresentados. Os aspectos clínicos, terapêuticos e prognósticos da BLDLI, bem como as cefaleias associadas com a doença de Lyme, foram mostrados e discutidos. O diagnóstico da BLDLI requer maior atenção dos médicos, já que a doença tende a progredir em seu estágio tardio, na forma recorrente ou crônica, e a cefaleia pode ser confundida com cronificação primária ou por abuso excessivo de analgésicos. Atenção especial deve ser dada aos pacientes que viajaram para áreas endêmicas.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Lyme Disease / Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Headache Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Lyme Disease / Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Headache Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba/BR