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Iatreia
Print version ISSN 0121-0793
Abstract
CUEVAS-PELAEZ, Miguel; CORREA-GARCIA, Alexandra and LOPEZ-MAHECHA, Jorge Mario. Panuveitis due to Lyme disease in a Colombian patient: Case report. Iatreia [online]. 2020, vol.33, n.2, pp.177-183. ISSN 0121-0793. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.46.
Lyme Disease is a zoonosis transmitted by arthropods that has been described with more frequency in endemic zones of meridional countries. Its clinical manifestations vary according to the clinical stage of the disease. The eye can be affected in many forms including the involvement of the ocular surface and the posterior segment, with more severe inflammation of the retina and the choroid. We present a case of a 72-year male with a recent trip to EEUU who complained of decreasing vision in his left eye had clinical signs of non-granulomatous panuveitis with macular edema and retinal vasculitis. Lyme disease was confirmed with positive antibodies in blood and Western blot test, and the patient was successfully treated using oral Doxycycline. His visual acuity improved and had a resolution of the intraocular inflammation after the specific treatment.
Keywords : Borrelia Burgdorferi; Borreliosis; Ixodes; Lyme Disease; Panuveitis; Uveitis.