Lyrne borreliosis - An unusual cause of vertigo

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-242

  Peltomaa, Miikka ^a   Pyykkö, Ilmari ^b   Seppälä, Ilkka ^c   Viljanen, Matti ^d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Cranial neuropathy; Immunoblotting; Polymerase chain reaction; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERTIGO; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FINLAND; IMMUNOLOGY; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUDITORY DISEASES, CENTRAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031593874     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0385-8146(97)10039-6     Document Type: Article

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