Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease
Wong K, Sequeira S, Bechtel K. Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: 1. PMID: 30365410, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral facial nerve paralysisFacial nerve paralysisLyme diseaseUnusual presentationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCommon infectious etiologiesBrain stem encephalitisComplaints of headacheGuillain-Barre syndromeImmunodeficiency virus infectionHistory of rashSerious systemic conditionsErythema chronicum migransRecent tick exposureLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasInfectious etiologyNerve paralysisPediatric populationEmergency departmentCase reportDiagnostic challengeRare conditionSystemic conditionsDifferential diagnosis