Wenckebach responsive to cephalosporins - it must be Lyme carditis

Lauren B Dobbs; Marc A Mugmon

doi:10.3402/jchimp.v3i3-4.23013

Wenckebach responsive to cephalosporins - it must be Lyme carditis

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2013 Dec 17;3(3-4). doi: 10.3402/jchimp.v3i3-4.23013. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Lauren B Dobbs¹, Marc A Mugmon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD, USA.
² Union Memorial Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

A 37-year-old female presented to the hospital with erythema migrans and fatigue developed hypotension and variable episodes of AV block, including both Mobitz I and complete AV block. She was treated with IV antibiotics and her arrhythmia resolved within 24 hours without any further intervention.

Keywords: AV block; Lyme carditis; Mobitz 1; Wenckebach.