Secondary Syphilis of the Facial Nerve

“…3 Spirochetal infections like syphilis and relapsing fever are known causes of FP. 4 In a study of nearly 1,000 patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB), FP occurred in 10% of patients as well. 5 Cranial neuropathies appear in early neuroborreliosis in about 60% of patients and develop in 45% of patients in late neuroborreliosis.…”

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Lyme borreliosis and facial paralysis–a prospective analysis of risk factors and outcome

Peltomaa

¹

,

Pyykkö

²

,

Seppälä

³

et al. 2002

American Journal of Otolaryngology

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“…3 Spirochetal infections like syphilis and relapsing fever are known causes of FP. 4 In a study of nearly 1,000 patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB), FP occurred in 10% of patients as well. 5 Cranial neuropathies appear in early neuroborreliosis in about 60% of patients and develop in 45% of patients in late neuroborreliosis.…”

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Differential Diagnosis of Facial Nerve Palsy

May

¹

,

Klein

²

1991

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

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Hearing Impairment in Patients With Antibody Production Against Borrelia Burgdorferi Antigen

Hanner¹,

Edström²,

Rosenhall

³

et al. 1989

The Lancet

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