Post by LymeEnigma on Jul 27, 2008 10:04:21 GMT -8
Fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with Lyme disease
M. Kirsch, F. L. Ruben, A. C. Steere, P. H. Duray, C. W. Norden and A. Winkelstein
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213.
A dry cough, fever, generalized maculopapular rash, and myositis developed in a 67-year-old woman; she also had markedly abnormal liver function test results. Serologic tests proved that she had an infection of recent onset with Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent that causes Lyme disease. During a two-month course of illness, her condition remained refractory to treatment with antibiotics, salicylates, and steroids. Ultimately, fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome developed; this was believed to be secondary to Lyme disease.
M. Kirsch, F. L. Ruben, A. C. Steere, P. H. Duray, C. W. Norden and A. Winkelstein
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213.
A dry cough, fever, generalized maculopapular rash, and myositis developed in a 67-year-old woman; she also had markedly abnormal liver function test results. Serologic tests proved that she had an infection of recent onset with Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent that causes Lyme disease. During a two-month course of illness, her condition remained refractory to treatment with antibiotics, salicylates, and steroids. Ultimately, fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome developed; this was believed to be secondary to Lyme disease.