Vasculitis and stroke due to Lyme neuroborreliosis - a review

Abstract Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a rare cause of vasculitis and stroke. It may manifest as subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and most often ischemic stroke due to cerebral vasculitis. The vast majority of reported cases have been described by European authors. A high index of...

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Published in:Infectious diseases (London, England) England), 2015-01, Vol.47 (1), p.1-6
Main Authors: Zajkowska, Joanna, Garkowski, Adam, Moniuszko, Anna, Czupryna, Piotr, Ptaszy ska-Sarosiek, Iwona, Tarasów, Eugeniusz, Ustymowicz, Andrzej, ebkowski, Wojciech, Pancewicz, S awomir
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Borrelia burgdorferi
Female
Humans
Lyme neuroborreliosis
Lyme Neuroborreliosis - complications
Lyme Neuroborreliosis - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
stroke
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - microbiology
tick-borne disease
Treatment Outcome
vasculitis
Vasculitis - diagnosis
Vasculitis - microbiology
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Summary:Abstract Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a rare cause of vasculitis and stroke. It may manifest as subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and most often ischemic stroke due to cerebral vasculitis. The vast majority of reported cases have been described by European authors. A high index of suspicion is required in patients who live or have traveled to areas with high prevalence of tick-borne diseases, and in the case of stroke-like symptoms of unknown cause in patients without cardiovascular risk factors. In this review, we also present four illustrative cases of vasculitis and stroke-like manifestations of LNB.
ISSN:2374-4235
2374-4243
DOI:10.3109/00365548.2014.961544