Woman in hospital bed with Bell's palsy due to Lyme disease.

Bell’s palsy due to Lyme disease misdiagnosed, patient bedridden

Until recently, India has been considered a non-endemic region for Lyme disease, the authors point out. And, “Although it had been considered extremely rare in India, a recent study conducted in Nagarahole and Bandipur in South India surprisingly revealed a high seroprevalence (19.9%) of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a population at risk (forest workers and […]

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