Lyme disease presenting with facial palsy and myocarditis mimicking myocardial infarction

Lyme disease presenting with facial palsy and myocarditis mimicking myocardial infarction

A 45-year-old woman presented with a sudden episode of typical chest pain, radiating to her neck. The patient denied premature coronary artery disease in the family. Initial EKG showed normal sinus rhythm with a 1 mm ST-elevation involving lead II and lead aVF and a 1 mm ST-depression in lead V1 wit...

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Main Authors: Julieta Gilson, Koroush Khalighi, Farhad Elmi, Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Amirsina Talebian, Rubinder S. Toor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Lyme disease
lyme myocarditis
acute coronary syndrome
tick
Bell’s Palsy
Troponin I
CK-MB
EKG
chest pain
atrioventricular block
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1396170

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