Lyme Disease Presenting With Orbital Myositis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (AH, LBDL, JDT), Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Neurology (LBDL, JDT), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ahmad Halawa et al. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023.

. 2023 Dec 1;43(4):e352-e354.

doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001721. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (AH, LBDL, JDT), Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Neurology (LBDL, JDT), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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