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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2021

Recurrent bilateral chorioretinitis with positive Lyme serology: a case report.

Reda Issa, Stephen A M DeSouza

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Reda IssaAssociated Retina Consultants, 1750 E. Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ, USA. reda.issa@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4660-4806
Stephen A M DeSouzaAssociated Retina Consultants, 1750 E. Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
University of Arizona · USUniversity of Phoenix · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt has been disputed whether Lyme is a true causative agent in posterior uveitis or an incidental finding. CASE PRESENTATION: This report presents a case of a 33-year-old Caucasian female with a remote history of Lyme disease who presented with blurry vision in the right eye. Exam and imaging revealed a right active chorioretinitis and positive Lyme serology. The patient was systemically treated with prednisone and antibiotics. Symptoms initially improved, but she later developed a localized choriocapillaritis in the left eye. Steroids and antibiotics were restarted many times with fluctuating course of the disease. The patient was then started on chronic steroid-sparing immunosuppression, which has controlled the condition without recurrence.

conclusionsThe current report presents a unique case of recurrent bilateral chorioretinitis with positive Lyme serology and raises the question of the existence of true Lyme-associated uveitis.

Indexed as

ChorioretinitisEye Infections, BacterialLyme DiseaseAdultEyeFemaleHumansPrednisonePrednisoneCase reportChorioretinitisLymeRetina

Identifiers

PMID33941242
PMCPMC8094503
OpenAlexW3159846313

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