Neuroimaging in Tick Paralysis: Looking Outside the Box.
Infect Dis Rep
; 14(6): 837-840, 2022 Nov 11.
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| ID: mdl-36412743
ABSTRACT
Tick paralysis is a rare but potentially deadly form of muscle paralysis caused by a neurotoxin transmitted through the saliva of gravid, engorged female ticks of various species. Often, there is an initial misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis due to the rarity of the diagnosis, the obscure location of the tick, and the disease's clinical similarity to Guillain-Barre syndrome. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with tick paralysis in whom the tick was not found until 2 days after hospital admission. Upon the review of the imaging, it was discovered that the tick was visible on the MRI of the brain that had been reported as normal.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
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Infect Dis Rep
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos