Progression of Lyme disease to Bell's Palsy despite treatment with doxycycline

Luis A. Marcos; Zengmin Yan

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.07.004

Progression of Lyme disease to Bell's Palsy despite treatment with doxycycline

Luis A. Marcos
, Zengmin Yan

Infectious Diseases

Stony Brook University

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Highlights: Treatment of choice for Lyme disease remains controversial., Bell’s palsy developed despite being on doxycycline., Progression of disease may be related to a strong host immune response., Prompt clinical response to minocycline needs further investigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-83
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.07.004
State	Published - Sep 2017

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Progression of Lyme disease to Bell's Palsy despite treatment with doxycycline

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