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  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis due to subclinical Lyme borreliosis

  • T Karosi, T Rácz, É Szekanecz, Á Tóth, I Sziklai
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 124 / Issue 3 / March 2010
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    10 September 2009, pp. 336-338
    Print publication:
    March 2010
  • Objective:

    We report an extremely rare case of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis due to subclinical Lyme borreliosis.

    Method:

    Case report presenting a 15-year-old girl referred with hoarseness and soft voice.

    Results:

    Right-sided recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis was observed using videolaryngoscopy. Imaging was used to exclude intracranial, cervical and intrathoracic embryological lesions, vascular malformations and tumours. Laboratory and electrophysiological investigations were used to exclude inflammatory and paraneoplastic processes, endocrinopathy and metabolic disorders. Serological testing was positive for Lyme disease. Parenteral ceftriaxone therapy was commenced. The patient's nerve paralysis showed complete recovery on the seventh day of antibiotic treatment; this was confirmed by videolaryngoscopy.

    Conclusion:

    Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis is an extremely rare complication of neuroborreliosis associated with Lyme disease. In patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in whom the clinical history is uncertain and the usual diagnostic methods give negative results, screening with anti-borrelia immunoglobulin M is suggested.