combining steroids with antibiotics in neuroborreliosis

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Severe neuroborreliosis: The benefit of prolonged high-dose

combination of antimicrobial agents with steroids--an illustrative

case.

Massengo SA, Bonnet F, Braun C, Vital A, Beylot J, Bastard J.

Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier de Mont de Marsan, 40000

Mont de Marsan, France. massengoserge@...

Neuroborreliosis frequently occurs in endemic areas, whereas

encephalomyelitis is uncommon. Treatment consists classically of 2

to 4 weeks of recommended antimicrobial agents with a generally good

outcome. A severe case is reported combining an encephalomyelitis

with an axonal polyneuropathy. Clinical improvement was observed

only with the use of prolonged high dose of 2 antimicrobial agents

combined with steroids.

PMID: 15698718 [PubMed - in process]