Cogan's syndrome and seroreactivity to Lyme borreliosis

J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1990 Jun;10(2):83-7.

Abstract

We document the case of a young woman with bilateral nonluetic, interstitial keratitis, vestibuloauditory problems, and bilateral recurrent facial palsies, who had strongly positive serologic tests of Lyme borreliosis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of positive serologic tests for Borrelia burgdorferi in a patient with Cogan's syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Facial Paralysis / complications*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss / complications*
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral / complications*
  • Humans
  • Keratitis / complications*
  • Lyme Disease / complications*
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Serologic Tests
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Penicillins
  • Ceftriaxone