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- Title
Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.
- Authors
Paydar-Darian, Niloufar; Kimia, Amir A.; Lantos, Paul M.; Fine, Andrew M.; Gordon, Caroline D.; Gordon, Catherine R.; Landschaft, Assaf; Nigrovic, Lise E.
- 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).
- Subjects
LUMBAR puncture; JUVENILE diseases; FACIAL paralysis; LYME disease; CEREBROSPINAL fluid
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2, p205
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/piw036