Lyme Disease Presenting as Ptosis, Conjunctivitis, and Photophobia

Lyme disease is commonly associated with neurological symptoms in the second (early-disseminated) stage of the illness. Ophthalmologic symptoms, though less common, are seen in stages 2 or 3 (late disease). Ptosis is rarely reported. Here, Goldberg and Katz report a case of a 5-year-old child in who...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2012-02, Vol.51 (2), p.186-187
Main Authors: Goldberg, Steven, Katz, Ben Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blepharoptosis - microbiology
Borrelia burgdorferi - isolation & purification
Child, Preschool
Childrens health
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - microbiology
Female
Humans
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease - complications
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Pediatrics
Photophobia - microbiology
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Summary:Lyme disease is commonly associated with neurological symptoms in the second (early-disseminated) stage of the illness. Ophthalmologic symptoms, though less common, are seen in stages 2 or 3 (late disease). Ptosis is rarely reported. Here, Goldberg and Katz report a case of a 5-year-old child in whom ocular findings, including ptosis, were the dominant clinical manifestations.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/0009922810393948