Hiccups and Inappropriate ADH Secretion Syndrome as Presentations of Tick-Borne Disease
Keywords
Hyponatremia, hiccups, tick-borne encephalitis, Lyme diseaseAbstract
Tick-borne diseases (Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis) are becoming a major public health concern. Rapid and correct diagnosis is crucial for complicated cases but is often delayed because of low suspicion or unusual clinical presentation. In this paper the authors describe two atypical presentations of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis in order to help clinicians resolve diagnostic challenges.