Unusual presentation of lyme disease: Horner syndrome with negative serology

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-222

  Morrison, Candis ^a   Seifter, Ari ^a   Aucott, John N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LYME DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEROLOGY;

AGED; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 67649814790     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080130     Document Type: Article

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