Madison Area Lyme Support Group

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/cix298/3100248/Early-Disseminated-Lyme-Disease-Causing-False?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Early Disseminated Lyme Disease Causing False Positive Serology for Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection – Report of 2 Cases

Adriana J. Pavletic, MD, PhD Adriana R. Marques, MD
Clin Infect Dis cix298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix298
Published: 04 April 2017

Abstract
False positive serology for Lyme disease was reported in patients with acute infectious mononucleosis. Here we describe two patients with early-disseminated Lyme disease who were misdiagnosed with infectious mononucleosis based on false positive tests for primary Epstein-Barr virus infection.