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A young man presented with recent-onset non-specific symptoms like headache, sleepiness and weight loss, interfering with normal daily life. Physical and biochemical irregularities were absent. Because extensive examination by neurologist and psychiatrist including brain imaging did not reveal any clues, the complaints were initially considered psychosomatic. As the symptoms deteriorated with ongoing weight loss, the patient was re-admitted to the hospital. Again, extensive additional investigation did not reveal any abnormalities. Because of previous exposition to the woods Lyme serology was determined. Surprisingly, it appeared to be a remarkable presentation of acute Lyme neuroborreliosis which was successfully treated with ceftriaxon. Clinicians must be aware of the fact that this severe illness can present without any typical symptoms.
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Anticorpos Antibacterianos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Borrelia burgdorferi/imunologia , Neuroborreliose de Lyme/diagnóstico , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Ceftriaxona/uso terapêutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Tontura/etiologia , Cefaleia/etiologia , Humanos , Neuroborreliose de Lyme/complicações , Neuroborreliose de Lyme/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Anamnese , Cervicalgia/etiologia , Transtornos de Fotossensibilidade/etiologia , Redução de PesoRESUMO
In a prospective study involving 642 patients with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), we found antimicrobial pretreatment (odds ratio [OR], 3.3), an indwelling urinary catheter (OR, 2.8), and malignancy (OR, 2.7) to be independent risk factors for bacteremia with a uropathogen that was not cultured or recognized in the urine. Although the diagnostic value of blood cultures has been questioned in UTI, we advocate performing blood cultures for patients with these risk factors.
