Temporal arteritis and borrelia - looks like my case

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I think this is what is wrong with me, well, one thing. But will it

show up in a PCR from spinal fluid? I think I need to get a doctor to

give me ceftriaxone, partly because of this article, but partly

because that is what they gave my son, and it worked great for him.

After all, they think he got Lyme as a fetus and then bit by ticks in

the same back yard.

Any thoughts?

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1: J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1989 Mar;9(1):3-6. Links

Temporal arteritis associated with Borrelia infection. A case

report.Pizzarello LD, Mac AB, Semlear R, DiLeo F, Berger B.

Southampton Hospital, New York 11968.

A 71-year-old man had sudden vision loss associated with headache. A

temporal artery biopsy revealed a typical picture of giant cell

arteritis. Subsequent steroid therapy failed to restore sight. A

later blood culture contained spirochetes compatible with Borrelia

species, and a silver stain of the temporal artery biopsy specimen

demonstrated a similar spirochete. Treatment with i.v. ceftriaxone

sodium led to some limited return of sight. To our knowledge, this is

the first case report of a spirochete compatible with Borrelia found

in a temporal artery biopsy specimen.

PMID: 2522942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]