title: A Case of Lyme Disease Accompanied by Uveitis and White Dot Syndrome.
abstract: In this case report we aimed to present a case of Lyme disease presenting as peripheral retinal vasculitis, intermediate uveitis and multifocal white dots in the posterior pole. The patient exhibited vitritis and snowball opacities in both eyes. A diagnosis of Lyme disease was made based on clinical, angiographic and laboratory findings. Fundus fluorescein angiography revealed optic nerve and retinal venous leakage as well as multiple hyperfluorescent foci in both eyes. The patient's symptoms and ocular findings significant improved after treatment with a combination of systemic antibiotics and steroids. Ophthalmologists should bear in mind that conditions presenting with uveitis and multifocal white dots may be related to Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İlkay
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Kılıç Müftüoğlu
authors.affiliation: Bayındır Kavaklıdere Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yonca
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aydın Akova
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sirel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gür Güngör
keywords: Lyme disease; Uveitis; retinal vasculitis; white dot syndromes