| Title |
Ocular disease in Caribbean patients with serologic evidence of Lyme borreliosis. |
| Creator |
Winward, K.E.; Smith, J.L. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101. |
| Abstract |
Four patients from Caribbean and Central American countries with ocular disease and serologic evidence of Lyme borreliosis are discussed. To our knowledge this is the first report of Lyme disease from this geographic area. Two patients exhibited ocular inflammatory disease, and two patients developed optic neuropathy. A brief discussion of Lyme borreliosis, its serologic diagnosis, and its treatment is presented. |
| Subject |
Adult; Older people; Borrelia Infections; Ceftriaxone; Child; Endophthalmitis; Eye Diseases; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Lyme Disease; Male; Middle Older people; Optic Nerve Diseases; Penicillins; Tetracycline; Visual Acuity; West Indies |
| 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 |
226287 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67w9j9q/226287 |
