The Special Role of CXCL13 in Lyme Neuroborreliosis: a Case Report

Overview

Journal Neurol Res Pract

Specialty Neurology

Date 2022 Jan 17

PMID 35034645

Authors

Deborah K Erhart

Vera Bracknies

Susanne Lutz-Schuhbauer

Sonja Wigand

Hayrettin Tumani

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Abstract

The diagnosis of chronic lyme neuroborreliosis can be a challenge even for experienced neurologists. The clinical picture may be multifaceted, including polyradiculitis to cranial nerve palsies, meningitis, encephalomyelitis, encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy. We report on a patient presenting with basal leptomeningoencephalitis associated with vasculopathy where the chemokine CXCL13 in cerebrospinal fluid played an important diagnostic role.

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