Sewnaik A, Kamarashev J, Peters N S, van Rijswijk J B
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Jul;124(7):804-6. doi: 10.1017/S0022215109992210. Epub 2009 Dec 11.
We report a typical case of earlobe lymphocytoma.
A case report and literature review are presented.
A 10-year-old girl presented with a blue-coloured earlobe. A diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by serological tests. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.
The diagnostic process and ENT symptomatology of Lyme disease and borrelial lymphocytoma are summarised and discussed.
我们报告一例典型的耳垂淋巴细胞瘤病例。
进行病例报告并复习文献。
一名10岁女孩出现耳垂呈蓝色。血清学检测确诊为莱姆病。莱姆疏螺旋体病是北半球最常见的蜱传疾病。它由伯氏疏螺旋体狭义亚种引起。患者用抗生素治疗成功。
总结并讨论了莱姆病和伯氏淋巴细胞瘤的诊断过程及耳鼻喉科症状。