Lyme Carditis Presenting With Complete Heart Block and Wide Complex Escape Rhythm
Jordan M Zaid1, Justin M Lingel2, Eitan Scheinthal1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey.
Abstract:
A 19-year-old woman with newly diagnosed Lyme disease presented with complete heart block and an accompanying escape rhythm with a right bundle branch block morphology. With antibiotics, her dysrhythmia resolved completely within 24 hours of presentation. This case highlights an unusual electrocardiographic manifestation of Lyme carditis.
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