ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI IN PATIENTS WITH CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME

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作者
KINDSTRAND, E [1 ]
机构
[1] SODER HOSP, KAROLINSKA INST, DEPT NEUROL, S-11883 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
来源
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA | 1992年 / 86卷 / 01期
关键词
BORRELIA; LYME DISEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb08057.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
In a study of 94 consecutive patients with neurophysiologically verified carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) 7/94 had IgG and 0/94 IgM serum titers to Borrelia burgdorferi above the 98th percentile value of age and sex matched controls (n = 127). The difference in prevalence of positive IgG serum titers in patients, compared to controls, was not statistically significant. Even in patients, living in an area, highly endemic for Lyme borreliosis, routine serological screening for borrelia infection does not seem indicated in the investigation of CTS.
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