Asbrink E, Olsson I, Hovmark A, Carlsson B
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1985 Oct;10(5):279-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1985.tb00255.x.
Twenty consecutive patients visiting an otolaryngological department in Sweden with a facial palsy were investigated for serological signs of tick-borne spirochete infection. Four patients showed serological evidence of and had a medical history compatible with a tick-borne spirochetosis. Spinal fluid analyses were performed in 3 of these patients and showed elevated specific antispirochetal antibody titres and an increase in mononuclear cells. The importance of a correct diagnosis and of antibiotic therapy in patients with spirochete-induced facial palsy is emphasized.
瑞典一家耳鼻喉科门诊连续接待了20名患有面瘫的患者，对他们进行了蜱传螺旋体感染的血清学检查。4名患者有血清学证据且病史与蜱传螺旋体病相符。其中3名患者进行了脑脊液分析，结果显示特异性抗螺旋体抗体滴度升高，单核细胞增多。强调了对面瘫由螺旋体引起的患者进行正确诊断和抗生素治疗的重要性。
