title: Molecular diagnosis of a bilateral panuveitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by cerebral spinal fluid analysis.
abstract: The present paper describes a case of bilateral panuveitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato diagnosed by a PCR approach using cerebral spinal fluid. Since the culture of B. burgdorferi takes a long time to grow and the accuracy of serological tests is doubtful in patients, the PCR method of amplifying a B. burgdorferi flagellin could be suitable to make a positive diagnosis in a case of atypical clinical history of Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Pole de Microbiologie, Laboratoire de Bacteriologie-Hygiene, Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labalette
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herwegh
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loiez
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Margaron
authors.forename: René  J
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D005408:Flagellin