Meningoradiculitis due to borreliosis presenting as low back pain only

Meningoradiculitis due to borreliosis presenting as low back pain only

We report a child with Borrelia burgdorferi meningoradiculitis. This entity, also known as Bannwarth syndrome, is rare and its presentation with low back pain only is even more unusual. The MRI findings can suggest the diagnosis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroradiology 1998-02, Vol.40 (2), p.126-127
Hauptverfasser: DEMAEREL, P, CREVITS, I, CASTEELS-VAN DAELE, M, BAERT, A. L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Borrelia infections
Child
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Low Back Pain - etiology
Lyme Disease - complications
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Meningitis, Bacterial - complications
Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Polyradiculopathy - complications
Polyradiculopathy - diagnosis
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Zusammenfassung:We report a child with Borrelia burgdorferi meningoradiculitis. This entity, also known as Bannwarth syndrome, is rare and its presentation with low back pain only is even more unusual. The MRI findings can suggest the diagnosis.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340050552