title: [Ocular findings in infection with Borrelia burgdorferi].
abstract: During the years 1988 to 1990 ten patients were observed in the eye clinic of RWTH Aachen with ocular findings of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. 6 of them showed neuro-ophthalmological signs, 4 had uveitis. In both groups recent infections were documented in fresh and chronic stages of the disease, lasting longer than one year. The various clinical pictures of the disease following infection with Borrelia burgdorferi are described. As a vaccination against Borreliosis is not yet available, it is important to detect the antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi early enough, to initiate an effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Medizinischen Fakultät, Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reim
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Augenbefunde bei Infektion mit Borrelia burgdorferi.