Lyme carditis: Sequential electrocardiographic changes in response to antibiotic therapy

被引:17
作者
Manzoor, Kamran [2 ]
Aftab, Waqas [3 ]
Choksi, Sonia [4 ]
Khan, Ijaz A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Good Samaritan Hosp, Div Cardiol, Baltimore, MD 21239 USA
[2] Charleston Area Med Ctr, Charleston, WV USA
[3] Community Reg Med Ctr, Fresno, CA USA
[4] N Cent Bronx Hosp, Bronx, NY USA
关键词
Lyme carditis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Third degree heart block; Atrioventricular conduction block; BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI INFECTION; DISEASE; MANIFESTATIONS; DYSFUNCTION; DIAGNOSIS; BLOCK;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.028
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Lyme disease is a tick-borne spirochetal infection that may involve heart. The cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease including varying degrees of atrioventricular heart block occur within weeks to months of the infecting tick bite. This report describes a 43 year-old man with Lyme carditis who presented with complete heart block. The heart block resolved with ceftriaxone therapy. Lyme carditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients who present with new onset advanced heart block. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:167 / 171
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