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8081675

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a 62-yr-old man who presented with Lyme pericarditis leading to cardiac tamponade shortly followed by an arthritis. IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi were demonstrated in serum by indirect immunofluorescence. Borrelia burgdorferi was demonstrated and identified in pericardial fluid by indirect immunofluorescence using serum from a patient with proven Lyme disease and by a monoclonal antibody immuno-gold silver stain. Spirochetes were also found in synovial biopsies using a silver stain. The tamponade was treated with pericardiocentesis; the arthritis was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone (2 g once daily) for 14 days. The patient recovered completely within days of commencing treatment. This case report demonstrates that borrelial infection may lead to pericarditis and cardiac tamponade.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0263-7103
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
862-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Lyme pericarditis leading to tamponade.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rheumatology, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports