Unusual Presentation of Unilateral Isolated Probable Lyme Optic Neuritis
Joint Authors
Burakgazi, Ahmet Z.
Henderson, Carl S.
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Optic neuritis (ON) is one of the most common manifestations of central nervous system involvement caused by various etiologies.
Lyme ON is an exceedingly rare ocular manifestation of Lyme disease (LD) and only a few cases have been published in the literature.
Lyme ON is very rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis in unexplained cases, particularly in Lyme endemic areas.
Careful and detailed examination and investigation are warranted to make the diagnosis.
We report this case to increase awareness of clinicians to include Lyme disease in differential diagnosis of ON for unexplained cases of ON.
Herein we present a unique case with a unilateral ON caused by LD along with pre- and posttreatment findings and literature review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Burakgazi, Ahmet Z.& Henderson, Carl S.. 2016. Unusual Presentation of Unilateral Isolated Probable Lyme Optic Neuritis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101317
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Burakgazi, Ahmet Z.& Henderson, Carl S.. Unusual Presentation of Unilateral Isolated Probable Lyme Optic Neuritis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101317
American Medical Association (AMA)
Burakgazi, Ahmet Z.& Henderson, Carl S.. Unusual Presentation of Unilateral Isolated Probable Lyme Optic Neuritis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101317
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101317