title: [Lyme disease in Switzerland: ocular involvement].
abstract: Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by a tick (Ixodes Ricinus). Lyme disease is divided into three stages (infection, dissemination and immunological reactions). Ocular manifestations are rare except for conjunctivitis and facial nerve palsy. Switzerland is an endemic zone for Lyme disease; the presence of an atypical pars planitis should prompt a search for Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Clinique ophtalmologique universitaire de Lausanne.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guex-Crosier
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Herbort
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D015868:Pars Planitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015867:Uveitis, Intermediate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Maladie de Lyme en Suisse: atteintes oculaires.