Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age

Lyme borreliosis with myocarditis is rare in pediatrics and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present an adolescent with myocarditis, depressed left ventricular function and evidence of Lyme borreliosis infection with the strategy used that allowed recovery. Early recognition and tre...

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Autores principales:	Andreia D. Constante, Ana Pereira Lemos, Conceição Trigo, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, Maria João R. Brito
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Publicado:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria 2021
Materias:	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3de3f1fa13f144f2925109c1232e73ca2021-11-04T15:21:22ZLyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age2184-33332184-4453https://doaj.org/article/3de3f1fa13f144f2925109c1232e73ca2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pjp.spp.pt/article/view/21502https://doaj.org/toc/2184-3333https://doaj.org/toc/2184-4453 Lyme borreliosis with myocarditis is rare in pediatrics and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present an adolescent with myocarditis, depressed left ventricular function and evidence of Lyme borreliosis infection with the strategy used that allowed recovery. Early recognition and treatment of cardiac involvement can avoid serious complications. Andreia D. ConstanteAna Pereira LemosConceição TrigoIsabel Lopes de CarvalhoMaria João R. BritoSociedade Portuguesa de PediatriaarticlePediatricsRJ1-570Medicine (General)R5-920ENPTPortuguese Journal of Pediatrics , Vol 52, Iss 4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920 Andreia D. Constante Ana Pereira Lemos Conceição Trigo Isabel Lopes de Carvalho Maria João R. Brito Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
description	Lyme borreliosis with myocarditis is rare in pediatrics and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present an adolescent with myocarditis, depressed left ventricular function and evidence of Lyme borreliosis infection with the strategy used that allowed recovery. Early recognition and treatment of cardiac involvement can avoid serious complications.
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author	Andreia D. Constante Ana Pereira Lemos Conceição Trigo Isabel Lopes de Carvalho Maria João R. Brito
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title	Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
title_short	Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
title_full	Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
title_fullStr	Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
title_full_unstemmed	Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age
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Lyme Borreliosis as a Cause of Myocarditis in Pediatric Age

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