Recurrent uveitis, cystoid macular edema and pericarditis in Lyme disease

Y Guex-Crosier; C P Herbort

doi:10.3109/09273949409057067

Recurrent uveitis, cystoid macular edema and pericarditis in Lyme disease

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1994;2(2):111-3. doi: 10.3109/09273949409057067.

Authors

Y Guex-Crosier¹, C P Herbort

Affiliation

¹ Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 22823081
DOI: 10.3109/09273949409057067

Abstract

Lyme disease has been associated with many systemic and ocular complications. The authors' patient, a 26-year-old man, developed recurrent pars planitis with two episodes of acute pericarditis. Extensive medical investigations were negative except for a highly positive western blot for Borrelia burgdorferi. Specific antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease was followed by a long lasting period without any relapse.