| Title |
Temporal arteritis associated with Borrelia infection. A case report. |
| Creator |
Pizzarello, L.D.; MacDonald, A.B.; Semlear, R.; DiLeo, F.; Berger, B. |
| Affiliation |
Southampton Hospital, New York 11968. |
| Abstract |
A 71-year-old man had sudden vision loss associated with headache. A temporal artery biopsy revealed a typical picture of giant cell arteritis. Subsequent steroid therapy failed to restore sight. A later blood culture contained spirochetes compatible with Borrelia species, and a silver stain of the temporal artery biopsy specimen demonstrated a similar spirochete. Treatment with i.v. ceftriaxone sodium led to some limited return of sight. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a spirochete compatible with Borrelia found in a temporal artery biopsy specimen. |
| Subject |
Older people; Borrelia; Borrelia Infections; Giant Cell Arteritis; Humans; Lyme Disease; Male; Visual Acuity; Visual Fields |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226268 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cp0910/226268 |
