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Junctional Tachycardia in a Child with Lyme Carditis

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A 3-year-old girl presented with fatigue, fever, and rash. Tachycardia was noted and an ECG showed junctional tachycardia. Lyme titers were positive and the arrhythmia resolved with intravenous ceftriaxone.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    David B. Frank, Akash R. Patel, Guillermo R. Sanchez, Maully J. Shah & William J. Bonney

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Frank, D.B., Patel, A.R., Sanchez, G.R. et al. Junctional Tachycardia in a Child with Lyme Carditis. Pediatr Cardiol 32, 689–691 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-9932-9

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