Pleural effusion as a manifestation of Lyme disease.

Chen, Hsiang-Cheng; Shih, Chien-Ming; Lai, Jenn-Haung; Chao, Li-Lian; Kuo, San-Yuan; Chang, Deh-Ming · J Rheumatol · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 37-year-old woman who presented with bilateral pleural effusion combined with intermittent low grade fever. Lyme disease was confirmed by seroreactivities against Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes. The unique clinical findings reveal a rare manifestation with a possible association between B. burgdorferi infection and pleural effusion.

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