Abstract
A 19-year-old man developed chronic weakness of the lower limbs as the predominant manifestation of Borrelia burgdorferi infection of the nervous system. Spirochetes were demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid. The condition resolved following intravenous penicillin treatment.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Borrelia Infections* / drug therapy
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
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Electromyography
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Humans
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Male
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Meningitis / complications
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Meningitis / etiology*
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Muscular Diseases / etiology*
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Muscular Diseases / physiopathology
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Radiculopathy / etiology*