Transverse myelitis secondary to coexistent lyme disease and babesiosis

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-171

  Oleson, Christina V ^a,b   Sivalingam, Jocelyn J ^a   O'Neill, Bryan J ^a   Staas Jr , William E ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Magee Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Babesiosis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Tick borne diseases; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038604450     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11754578     Document Type: Article

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