title: Early Disseminated Lyme Disease Causing False-Positive Serology for Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: Report of 2 Cases.
abstract: False-positive serology for Lyme disease was reported in patients with acute infectious mononucleosis. Here we describe 2 patients with early disseminated Lyme disease who were misdiagnosed with infectious mononucleosis based on false-positive tests for primary Epstein-Barr virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Clinical Director, National Institute of Mental Health.
authors.forename: Adriana J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pavletic
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Adriana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
keywords: Epstein-Barr virus serology; VCA IgM antibodies; early disseminated Lyme disease; false positive; infectious mononucleosis