Lyme polyradiculoneuropathy presenting as increasing abdominal girth.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with documented Lyme disease whose major complaint was increasing abdominal distention. Electrophysiologic studies demonstrated denervation of the lower thoracic paraspinal muscles and the rectus abdominis. Expanding abdominal girth can be an unusual manifestation of the polyradiculoneuropathy associated with Lyme disease.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Muscles
- Lyme Disease
- Polyradiculoneuropathy