Optic neuritis and chorioretinitis as ocular manifestations of borreliosis in Brazil: three cases reported

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 hemi...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Emilly Matos Rodrigues, André Barbosa Castelo Branco, Bruno Andrade Amaral, Marciel Dourado Franca, Túlio Gomes Cathalá Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Lyme Disease
ticks
Lyme-like Disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
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