RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Pleural effusion as a manifestation of Lyme disease. JF The Journal of Rheumatology JO J Rheumatol FD The Journal of Rheumatology SP 811 OP 813 VO 31 IS 4 A1 Hsiang-Cheng Chen A1 Chien-Ming Shih A1 Jenn-Haung Lai A1 Li-Lian Chao A1 San-Yuan Kuo A1 Deh-Ming Chang YR 2004 UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/4/811.abstract AB 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.