Pediatria pre prax 1/2016

Tick bite as cause headaches and strabismus in 8-year-old boy

Casuistry of 8 year old male patient is to be presented in this article. The patient was diagnosed with neuroborreliose and eye nerves inflammation borreliosis etiology. It is especially important to notice that strabismus may indicate a serious condition. Such a case is the discussed casuistry, where strabismus was the only symptom within the objective neurological medical findings accompanied by anamnesis negating a tick bite.

Keywords: tick, borreliosis, headache, strabismus