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Case Report

Simultaneous Involvement of Optic and Abducens Nerves by Lyme Disease: Case Report with Review of the Literature

by
Iman Dabiri
and
Ahmet Z. Burakgazi
*
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2019, 11(3), 8241; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2019.8241
Submission received: 15 July 2019 / Revised: 15 July 2019 / Accepted: 22 July 2019 / Published: 18 September 2019

Abstract

Ocular manifestations of Lyme disease (LD) remain a rare feature of the disease, but it may present a wide range of clinical presentations with different combinations. LD related optic neuritis or cranial nerve (CN) six palsy have been reported in the literature. However, this is the first case report of simultaneous involvement of CN 2 and CN 6 in a patient with LD. The diagnosis of LD can be challenging and initial laboratory tests can be a false negative. It is paramount important to repeat the diagnostic test if clinical suspicious is ongoing. With this case, we aim to increase awareness of clinicians for possible ocular manifestations of LD and its complex diagnostic process.
Keywords: Lyme disease; optic nerve; abducens nerve Lyme disease; optic nerve; abducens nerve

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Dabiri, I.; Burakgazi, A.Z. Simultaneous Involvement of Optic and Abducens Nerves by Lyme Disease: Case Report with Review of the Literature. Neurol. Int. 2019, 11, 8241. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2019.8241

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Dabiri I, Burakgazi AZ. Simultaneous Involvement of Optic and Abducens Nerves by Lyme Disease: Case Report with Review of the Literature. Neurology International. 2019; 11(3):8241. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2019.8241

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Dabiri, Iman, and Ahmet Z. Burakgazi. 2019. "Simultaneous Involvement of Optic and Abducens Nerves by Lyme Disease: Case Report with Review of the Literature" Neurology International 11, no. 3: 8241. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2019.8241

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Dabiri, I., & Burakgazi, A. Z. (2019). Simultaneous Involvement of Optic and Abducens Nerves by Lyme Disease: Case Report with Review of the Literature. Neurology International, 11(3), 8241. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2019.8241

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