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Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.
Paydar-Darian, Niloufar; Kimia, Amir A; Lantos, Paul M; Fine, Andrew M; Gordon, Caroline D; Gordon, Catherine R; Landschaft, Assaf; Nigrovic, Lise E.
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  • Paydar-Darian N; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Kimia AA; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Lantos PM; Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, and.
  • Fine AM; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Gordon CD; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Gordon CR; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Landschaft A; Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Nigrovic LE; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ; 6(2): 205-208, 2017 Jun 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27422867
ABSTRACT
We identified 620 children with peripheral facial palsy of which 211 (34%) had Lyme disease. The 140 children who had a lumbar puncture performed were more likely to be hospitalized (73% LP performed vs 2% no LP) and to receive parenteral antibiotics (62% LP performed vs 6% no LP).
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Puncture / Lyme Disease / Facial Paralysis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Year: 2017 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Puncture / Lyme Disease / Facial Paralysis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Year: 2017 Document type: Article