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Manifestações neuroftalmológicas associadas a doença de Lyme

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (2), 2019
Resumo A doença de Lyme é uma infecção sistêmica causada pela espiroqueta Borrelia burgdorferi e transmitida pelo carrapato do gênero Ixodes sp. e espécie Amblyomma cajennense. A doença costuma se manifestar em três estágios clínicos distintos, que podem variar de acordo com as característica...

Lyme disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis - A pediatric case report

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (6), 2017

Optic neuritis and chorioretinitis as ocular manifestations of borreliosis in Brazil: three cases reported

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (5), 2017
Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection caused by a tick bite and transmission of the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete. Species of tick vectors of the disease infest mainly wild or rural animals and rodents that may be asymptomatic reservoirs of the bacteria. Characteristic of the northern hemispher...

Hyperosmia in Lyme disease

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 72 (8), 2014
Neurological involvement in Lyme disease has been reported to include meningitis, cranial neuropathy and radiculoneuritis. While it is known that in some cases of asceptic meningitis patients may develop hyperosmia, the association between hyperosmia and Lyme disease has not previously been studied. Obje...