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10 April 2022 : Case report  Switzerland

A 60-Year-Old Swiss Woman Presenting with Migratory Radicular Pain Diagnosed with Lyme Disease by Western Blot

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Gisela Marcelino1BCDEF*, João Cerveira2DEF, André Teychené1DEF, Armand Eichenberger1DEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935717

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935717

Table 1. Patient’s serological results for Lyme disease.

Patient’s resultsReference ranges
(Diasorin, Saluggia, Italy)
IgG<5.0<10 negative 10–15 threshold result >15 positive
IgM9.4<18 negative 18–22 threshold result >22 positive
(Viramed, Biotech AG, Germany)
IgGNegative
VIsE
100/p83
p58
45/p43+/–
BmpA/P39
p30
OspC/p25
22/p21
21/Osp17
DbpA
18/p14
IgMPositive
VIsE
Fla/p41+
BmpA/p39
OspC/p25+
21/Osp17
These analyses were performed on 4 June 2020 by MCL medical laboratories, Switzerland. The IgM in the immunoblot is considered positive if 2 out of 3 bands – OspC, BmpA (39 kDa), and Fla (41 kDa) – are detected [].

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923