Anterior and Posterior Uveitis Revealing Lyme Disease

N.Boukantar *

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

M.Moudatir

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

K.Echchilali

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

L.Barakat

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

S.Mourabit

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

H.EL Kabli

Department of Internal Medicine, Ibno Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Lyme disease, a tick-borne spirochetal infection, often begins with a characteristic skin lesion, erythema chronicum migrans, which may be followed by neurologic, cardiac, ocular or joint abnormalities, ocular manifestations remain rare in Lyme disease. We report an original case of a 20-year-old female patient presenting with bilateral anterior and posterior uveitis with bilateral stage two papilledema associated with inflammatory arthralgias, in whom the etiological assessment revealed Lyme disease that responded well to treatment. This observation highlights the importance of investigating Lyme disease in cases of unexplained ocular involvement to initiate antibiotic treatment in order to prevent severe and late manifestations of the disease.

Keywords: Uveitisb, Lyme diseaseb, papillary edemab, optic disc edema


How to Cite

N.Boukantar, M.Moudatir, K.Echchilali, L.Barakat, S.Mourabit, and H.EL Kabli. 2025. “Anterior and Posterior Uveitis Revealing Lyme Disease”. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health 8 (1):1-4. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1210.

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