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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2024

[Bilateral facial palsy: an atypical presentation of Lyme disease (a case report)].

Sophie Collignon, François Coenen, Pierre Mols, Caroline Chauvin, William Ngatchou

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prognostic value of inflammatory and radiologic markers in pediatric bell's palsy: a retrospective study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sophie CollignonService des Urgences, Réseau Iris Sud, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.
François CoenenService des Urgences, Réseau Iris Sud, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Pierre MolsService des Urgences, Réseau Iris Sud, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Caroline ChauvinService des Urgences, Réseau Iris Sud, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.
William NgatchouService des Urgences, Réseau Iris Sud, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lyme neuroborreliosis is a rare zoonosis which can be difficult to diagnose, in particular in low endemic areas. We here report the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with disabling back pain preceded by facial monoplegia, which was wrongly treated as Bell's palsy (paralysis a frigore) and then as post-traumatic lumbosciatica. The onset of facial diplegia allowed for a definitive diagnosis. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone and symptoms gradually improved.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBell PalsyCeftriaxoneFacial ParalysisLyme NeuroborreliosisAdultBack PainDiagnostic ErrorsHumansLow Back PainLyme DiseaseMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxonecase reportfacial monoplegiaFacial palsyLyme diseaseneuroborreliosis

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PMID38974695
PMCPMC11226764

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