Pleural effusion as a manifestation of Lyme disease

J Rheumatol. 2004 Apr;31(4):811-3.

Abstract

We describe a 37-year-old woman who presented with bilateral pleural effusion combined with intermittent low grade fever. Lyme disease was confirmed by seroreactivities against Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes. The unique clinical findings reveal a rare manifestation with a possible association between B. burgdorferi infection and pleural effusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
  • Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / complications
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy
  • Lyme Disease / immunology
  • Lyme Disease / pathology*
  • Pleural Effusion / drug therapy
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology
  • Pleural Effusion / immunology
  • Pleural Effusion / pathology*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline