Erythema Migrans Caused by Borrelia spielmanii, France [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We describe a rare case of early Lyme borreliosis in France caused by Borrelia spielmanii, which manifested as a large erythema chronicum migrans rash. The patient completely recovered after a 15-day course of amoxicillin. Absence of pathognomonic signs
Pascal del Giudice +8 more
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Dog tick (Rhipecephalus) causing Lyme disease in an adult human [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Lyme disease is a tick-borne multisystem disorder transmitted by the family of Ixodes and caused by a spirochete, Borrelia. An early manifestation of the disease presents with skin lesions typically called Erythema chronicum migrans (ECM).
Ashok Kumar Grover +4 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with a prescription of a Lyme borreliosis serology for erythema migrans diagnosis in general practice: a study from the French sentinel network, 2009–2020 [PDF]
BMC Primary Care, 2023 Background Serological testing of patients consulting for typical erythema migrans (EM) is not recommended in European recommendations for diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB).
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Microbiologia Medica, 2010 A 50-year-old man, pentathlete and fond of salmon fishing, after returning from Alaska was referred to our Division for an erythematous and indolent lesion on the right thigh gradually enlarging from the right knee to the right rear and the buttock.The ...
Silvio Daffara +9 more
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Histological staining of tick bite skin biopsies for spirochetes and Powassan virus RNA [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumIxodes scapularis is a vector of several human pathogens in the United States, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease, and Powassan virus (POWV), an emerging cause of severe encephalitis.
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Current and emerging approaches for eliminating Borrelia burgdorferi and alleviating persistent Lyme disease symptoms [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyLyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria in North America. Other Borrelia species are predominately the cause of this disease in Eurasia with some distinct and various overlapping manifestations ...
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[Erythema chronicum migrans-like appearance as sequel to COVID vaccination]. [PDF]
Z Rheumatol, 2022 Krüger K.
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The spirochetal etiology of erythema chronicum migrans Afzelius
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1984 We have obtained spirochetes from Ixodes (I.) ricinus ticks collected in different areas in Stockholm where erythema chronicum migrans Afzelius (ECMA) cases are known to occur sporadically. Titers of antibody against spirochetal isolates, cultured in modified Kelly´s medium, from Swedish I. ricinus and American I.
E Asbrink, B Hederstedt, A. Hovmark
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Follicular Borreliosis: An Atypical Presentation of Erythema Chronicum Migrans [PDF]
Dermatology, 2009 Lyme serology was positive for both IgG and IgM (ELISA, Enzygnost Borreliosis , Siemens, Dade Behring, Germany, and blot, Euroline WB , Euroimmun, Germany). A punch biopsy of a papule showed a dermal perifollicular ( fig. 2 ) – and occasionnally perineural – infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells, consistent with a borrelial infection.
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