Atypical papillitis: An isolated manifestation of Lyme disease
| Autor: | Carolina García-Villanueva, Clara Monferrer-Adsuara, Enrique Cervera-Taulet, Verónica Castro Navarro, Lucía Mata-Moret |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Retinal Ganglion Cells medicine.medical_specialty Optic Neuritis Optic Disk Disease Eye Infections Bacterial Nerve Fibers Lyme disease Possible diagnosis Humans Lyme Neuroborreliosis Medicine Borrelia burgdorferi biology business.industry Headache Endemic area General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dermatology Rash Anti-Bacterial Agents Ophthalmology Visual Field Tests Visual Fields medicine.symptom business Neuroborreliosis Tomography Optical Coherence After treatment |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Ophthalmology. 30:NP46-NP52 |
| ISSN: | 1724-6016 1120-6721 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1120672119855210 |
| Popis: | Lyme disease is a rare condition caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Despite typical symptoms including fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash, sometimes we cannot find those due to the lack of physician consultation in those early stages. If this disease is left untreated, infection could spread to the nervous system causing neuroborreliosis, an atypical and complicated manifestation of this disease. We present the case of an atypical papillitis, probably caused by this bacterium. We suspected this because of the results on the indirect test bloods and the improvement of the symptoms after treatment. This entity should be considered as a possible diagnosis of atypical optical neuropathies, particularly if it occurs in an endemic area. |
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