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October 6, 2023

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Acute Lyme disease causes complete heart block

Acute Lyme disease causes complete heart block Acute Lyme carditis complete block can develop within just 2 weeks of tick exposure – much faster than the “several weeks to months” timeline doctors typically expect. A 21-year-old man was found unresponsive with complete heart block only 14 days after visiting an endemic area. His case challenges […]

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Lyme neuroborreliosis mimics Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Lyme neuroborreliosis mimics Guillain-Barré Syndrome In this case report, the authors describe a 33-year-old man with Lyme neuroborreliosis, who was initially diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome based on his clinical, radiographic and neurodiagnostic test results. Guillain-Barré Syndrome “can range from a very mild case with brief weakness to nearly devastating paralysis, leaving you unable to breathe

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