Full-thickness macular hole: a rare complication of Borrelia burgdorferi neuroretinitis.

Buckle M., Majid MA., Lee R., Steeples LR.

Borrelia burgdorferi is a known infective cause of neuroretinitis. We present a case of B burgdorferi neuroretinitis complicated by macular hole in a 22-year-old man. The neuroretinitis was managed with early high-dose intravenous corticosteroid and oral antibiotic. The macular hole was managed with macular hole surgery after intraocular inflammation had resolved.

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2016-219019

Type

Journal

BMJ Case Rep

Publication Date

03/05/2017

Volume

2017

Keywords

Infectious diseases, Retina, Borrelia burgdorferi Group, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Lyme Disease, Male, Retinal Perforations, Retinitis, Vitrectomy, Young Adult

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