Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis, also known as Bannwarth syndrome, is a neurological disease characterized as intense nerve pain radiating from the spine. The disease is caused by an infection of Borrelia burgdorferi, a tick-borne spirochete bacterium also responsible for causing Lyme disease. Signs and symptoms
Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis is characterized by an intense spinal pain in the lumbar and cervical regions, radiating to the extremities. Symptoms may include facial paralysis, abducens palsy, anorexia, tiredness, headache, double vision, paraesthesia, and erythema migrans. Treatment
Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis is treated with antibiotics. Oral doxycycline or IV ceftriaxone are typically recommended for 14-21 days. History
The disease was first reported in 1941 by German neurologist, Alfred Bannwarth, who described the main symptoms as intense radicular pain, facial palsy, severe headaches, and vomiting. A common feature he observed in his infected patients was an abnormal increase of lymphocytes in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). See also
Tick-borne disease

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Adults are more likely to catch athletes foot than children. Men have a higher chance of getting athletes foot than women. People with diabetes or weakened immune systems are more susceptible to the disease. HIV/AIDS hampers the immune system and increases the risk of acquiring athletes foot. Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating) increases the risk of infection and makes treatment more difficult. Diagnosis
When visiting a doctor, the basic diagnosis procedure applies. This includes checking the patients medical history and medical record for risk factors, a medical interview during which the doctor asks questions (such as about itching and scratching), and a physical examination. Athletes foot can usually be diagnosed by visual inspection of the skin and by identifying less obvious symptoms such as itching of the affected area. If the diagnosis is uncertain, direct microscopy of a potassium hydroxide preparation of a skin scraping (known as a KOH test) can confirm the diagnosis of athletes foot and help rule out other possible causes, such as candidiasis, pitted keratolysis, erythrasma, contact dermatitis, eczema, or psoriasis. Dermatophytes known to cause athletes foot will demonstrate multiple septate branching hyphae on microscopy.A Woods lamp (black light), although useful in diagnosing fungal infections of the scalp (tinea capitis), is not usually helpful in diagnosing athletes foot, since the common dermatophytes that cause this disease do not fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Prevention
There are several preventive foot hygiene measures that can prevent athletes foot and reduce recurrence.