Vasculitic mononeuritis multiplex in patient with Lyme disease

F Tezzon; C Corradini; R Huber; E Egarter Vigl; J Simeoni; G Stanek; G Ferrari

doi:10.1007/BF02337040

Vasculitic mononeuritis multiplex in patient with Lyme disease

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1991 Apr;12(2):229-32. doi: 10.1007/BF02337040.

Authors

F Tezzon¹, C Corradini, R Huber, E Egarter Vigl, J Simeoni, G Stanek, G Ferrari

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona.

PMID: 1649149
DOI: 10.1007/BF02337040

Abstract

Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Neurological complications are frequently reported but the pathogenesis remains largely unknown. We report on a patient with positive borrelia antibodies at ELISA and immunoblotting and with histological and immunofluorescence study of peripheral nerve biopsy consistent with vasculitic neuropathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
Biopsy
Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology
Electromyography
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Immunoblotting
Lyme Disease / complications*
Lyme Disease / immunology
Lyme Disease / pathology
Middle Aged
Peripheral Nerves / pathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / complications*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / pathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial