Late Neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus Programme Student

Authors

  • Fábio Videira Santos Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE. Porto.
  • Ana Cipriano Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE. Porto.
  • Miguel Araújo Abreu Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE. Porto.
  • Carlos Andrade Serviço de Neurologia. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE, Porto.
  • Rui Sarmento-Castro Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE. Porto.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.9938

Keywords:

Europe, Lyme Neuroborreliosis, Travel

Abstract

Lyme disease is an endemic zoonosis, the most prevalent tick-transmitted infection in temperate areas of Europe, North America and Asia. It is a multisystemic disease with cutaneous, musculoskeletal, neurologic and cardiac manifestations, according to the stage of the disease. We describe a case of late neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus programme student living in Porto. We discuss the importance of the epidemiological suspicion, the clinical approach, the diagnostic criteria and the most adequate treatment.

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Author Biography

Fábio Videira Santos, Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE. Porto.

Interno de Formação Específica em Doenças Infecciosas do Departamento de Medicina

Published

2018-09-28

How to Cite

1.
Santos FV, Cipriano A, Abreu MA, Andrade C, Sarmento-Castro R. Late Neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus Programme Student. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];31(9):509-11. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/9938

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Case Report