Neuroborreliosis recurrence: reinfection or relapse?

Niels V Krabbe; Tove Ejlertsen; Henrik Nielsen

doi:10.1080/00365540802372254

Neuroborreliosis recurrence: reinfection or relapse?

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(11-12):985-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540802372254.

Authors

Niels V Krabbe¹, Tove Ejlertsen, Henrik Nielsen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

PMID: 18720254
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802372254

Abstract

We report the case of a 47-y-old female with documented neuroborreliosis, who had a complete recovery after 10 d of intravenous high-dose penicillin followed after 9 months by a new episode of documented neuroborreliosis. The case probably represents a rare case of true reinfection rather than relapse.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Antibodies, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood
Immunoglobulin G / cerebrospinal fluid
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Immunoglobulin M / cerebrospinal fluid
Lyme Disease / cerebrospinal fluid
Lyme Disease / complications*
Lyme Disease / drug therapy
Middle Aged
Recurrence

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibodies, Bacterial
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M