Lyme meningoencephalitis: Report of a severe, penicillin-resistant case
Diringer MN, Halperin JJ, Dattwyler RJ1987PubMedJournal Article
Immune/InnateNeurological
Lyme & Co-Infections
Abstract
Although Lyme disease frequently attacks the central nervous system, this involvement is rarely severe, and high-dose intravenous penicillin usually is adequate treatment. The patient we describe developed severe Lyme meningoencephalitis despite receiving a full course of penicillin, and his condition continued to deteriorate after reinstitution of this treatment. Intravenous chloramphenicol was used successfully and resulted in a substantial improvement.
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