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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2007; 02(04): 247-250
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557046
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Guillain-Barré syndrome associated to infection with Borrelia burgdorferi: A case report

Marie-Louise von Linstow
a   Department of Pediatrics, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Jesper Andersen
b   Department of Pediatrics, Hillerod Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
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20 March 2007

18 April 2007

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

We describe an 18-month-old boy with Guillain-Barré syndrome and serological evidence of both Lyme disease and infectious mononucleosis. Only rare manifestations of these infections were present. After treatment with penicillin and immunoglobulin, the boy had a protracted, but complete recovery. In patients with severe non-characteristic neurological symptoms, it is important to include an expanded panel of investigations, including serological tests. However, the validity of these may be limited. In conclusion, neuroborreliosis may present as Guillain-Barré syndrome in children.

Keywords

Epstein-Barr virus - Guillain-Barré syndrome - infectious mononucleosis - Lyme disease - neuroborreliosis