Clinical course of borreliosis in children
Andrzejewski, A.; Woźniakowska-Gesicka, T.; Kmieć, K.; Sass-Just, M.
Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 12(67): 54-56
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1426-9686 PMID: 11957805 Document Number: 544997
Clinical picture of Borrelia burgdorferi infection has been presented in 45 children, aged 2-16 years from Łódź region. The analysis showed significant domination of cases with affected central and peripheral nervous system (44.4%) and rather unspecific symptoms such as: fever (20%) or headache (13.3%). Peripheral cranial nerves paralysis and symptoms of cerebrospinal meningitis dominated among children with neuroborreliosis. Unlike descriptions concerning adults, majority of the observed symptoms were changes characteristic for I and II stage of the disease. Dermatosis was found only in 1 child and symptoms of arthritis in 2 of them. Contact with tick was stated in 52% of the analysed children. Incidence of the disease occurred throughout the whole year, more frequently in summer and autumn months.