Lyme Borreliosis with Opthalmologic Presentation

Ayse Gultekingil Keser, Rezan Topaloglu, Mehmet Orhan, Yelda Bilginer, Esra Baskin, Yonca Akova

Department of Opthalmology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey..
Department of Opthalmology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/ojra.2012.24016                

Abstract

Lyme disease is a tick-borne multisystemic disease with multiple clinical presentations including rheumatological conditions. We present a 12 year old girl complaining of fever, arthralgia and redness in her eyes which was found to be the result of panuveitis. Borrelia antibodies were positive and she received 21-day treatment regimen with Ceftriaxon with resolution of all complaints at the end of treatment. Lyme disease classically occurs in three stages starting with erythema migrans, however atypical presentations skipping this stage and presenting with opthalmologic involvement in form of uveitis can be seen.

Keywords

Lyme; Borreliosis; Uveitis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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