Optic neuritis and chorioretinitis as ocular manifestations of borreliosis in Brazil: three cases reported
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 hemisphere, Lyme disease in Brazil takes on different characteristics, complicating diagnosis. This paper aims to describe three cases of Lyme-like disease in a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil, with ophthalmologic findings.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802017000500259 |
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