title: Lyme disease complicated with pseudotumor cerebri.
abstract: To our knowledge, pseudotumor cerebri as a complication of Lyme disease has been described only in children. We report the first case of an adult with pseudotumor cerebri due to Lyme disease and the use of serial lumbar punctures as the sole therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent's Hospital-Manhattan, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10011, USA. jillanord@aol.com
authors.forename: Jill A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nord
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology