title: Chiasmal optic neuritis in Lyme disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report Lyme disease as the cause of chiasmal optic neuritis in a 10-year-old girl.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient underwent ophthalmologic, laboratory, and imaging examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient's history and clinical course were consistent with Lyme disease. Laboratory studies disclosed increased serum Lyme immunoglobulin G titer, which improved after antibiotic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lyme disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chiasmal optic neuritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: I U
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva-Lepe
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Siatkowski
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009897:Optic Chiasm; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents