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ArticleCureus2025

Beyond Bell's: A Case Study of Bilateral Facial Paralysis From Lyme Neuroborreliosis.

Kainuo Wu, Christopher Peterson, Mariana Gomez de la Espriella, Tasaduq Fazili

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kainuo WuInternal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.
Christopher PetersonInfectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Mariana Gomez de la EspriellaInfectious Diseases, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.
Tasaduq FaziliInfectious Diseases, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilateral facial palsy is a rare neurological presentation that often reflects an underlying systemic disease that requires prompt and comprehensive diagnostic evaluation to guide appropriate management. A 50-year-old man presented with bilateral facial palsy without a recent history of vector exposure or characteristic rash. Extensive diagnostic studies included autoimmune panels, neurovascular and structural imaging, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, infectious cultures, and various viral and bacterial serologies. The absence of a clear exposure history and variable latency period following initial exposure contributed to diagnostic uncertainty. Lyme meningitis was confirmed based on CSF findings and a markedly elevated

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bilateral facial palsyborreliafacial paralysislyme diseaseneuroborreliosis

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PMID41602270
PMCPMC12833029

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