Junctional Tachycardia in a Child with Lyme Carditis

A 3-year-old girl presented with fatigue, fever, and rash. Tachycardia was noted and an ECG showed junctional tachycardia. Lyme titers were positive and the arrhythmia resolved with intravenous ceftriaxone.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2011-06, Vol.32 (5), p.689-691
Hauptverfasser:	Frank, David B., Patel, Akash R., Sanchez, Guillermo R., Shah, Maully J., Bonney, William J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Borrelia Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Catheterization, Central Venous Ceftriaxone - administration & dosage Child, Preschool Chronic diseases Electrocardiogram Electrocardiography Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Lyme disease Lyme Disease - diagnosis Lyme Disease - drug therapy Medical colleges Medicine Medicine & Public Health Myocarditis - diagnosis Myocarditis - drug therapy Pediatric cardiology Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Tachycardia Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional - diagnosis Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional - drug therapy Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A 3-year-old girl presented with fatigue, fever, and rash. Tachycardia was noted and an ECG showed junctional tachycardia. Lyme titers were positive and the arrhythmia resolved with intravenous ceftriaxone.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-011-9932-9