Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.
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Paydar-Darian, N; Kimia, AA; Lantos, PM; Fine, AM; Gordon, CD; Gordon, CR; Landschaft, A; Nigrovic, LE
Published in: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
June 1, 2017
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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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
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2048-7207
Publication Date
June 1, 2017
Volume
6
Issue
2
Start / End Page
205 / 208
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Puncture
- Retrospective Studies
- Male
- Lyme Disease
- Humans
- Female
- Facial Paralysis
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Child
- Boston
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Paydar-Darian, N., Kimia, A. A., Lantos, P. M., Fine, A. M., Gordon, C. D., Gordon, C. R., … Nigrovic, L. E. (2017). Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 6(2), 205–208. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piw036
Paydar-Darian, Niloufar, Amir A. Kimia, Paul M. Lantos, Andrew M. Fine, Caroline D. Gordon, Catherine R. Gordon, Assaf Landschaft, and Lise E. Nigrovic. “Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.” J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 6, no. 2 (June 1, 2017): 205–8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piw036.
Paydar-Darian N, Kimia AA, Lantos PM, Fine AM, Gordon CD, Gordon CR, et al. Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jun 1;6(2):205–8.
Paydar-Darian, Niloufar, et al. “Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.” J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, vol. 6, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 205–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/jpids/piw036.
Paydar-Darian N, Kimia AA, Lantos PM, Fine AM, Gordon CD, Gordon CR, Landschaft A, Nigrovic LE. Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jun 1;6(2):205–208.
Published In
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
DOI
EISSN
2048-7207
Publication Date
June 1, 2017
Volume
6
Issue
2
Start / End Page
205 / 208
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Puncture
- Retrospective Studies
- Male
- Lyme Disease
- Humans
- Female
- Facial Paralysis
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Child
- Boston