Tick paralysis--Washington, 1995

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Resumo: Tick paralysis (tick toxicosis)--one of the eight most common tickborne diseases in the United States (1)--is an acute, ascending, flaccid motor paralysis that can be confused with Guillain-Barre syndrome, botulism, and myasthenia gravis. This report summarizes the results of the investigation of a case of tick paralysis in Washington.


Imprenta: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, v. 45, n. 16, p. 325-326, 1996


Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemiology


Data de publicação: 1996