Early Disseminated Lyme Disease Causing False-Positive Serology for Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: Report of 2 Cases.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Viral
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Lyme Disease