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
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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).
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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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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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Class and isotype of VlsE-specific antibody differentiates Lyme disease stage [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyEstablishment of immunoglobulin diversity is contingent on recombination that occurs both at the Fab and at the Fc regions of the immunoglobulin, and this process is time dependent. Based on this principle, we questioned whether Lyme disease stage can be
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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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Uncommon Non-Infectious Annular Dermatoses. [PDF]
Indian J Dermatol, 2022 Several cutaneous diseases can present with annular lesions, making a distinction by physical appearance alone challenging. They can be distinguished into infectious and non‑infectious, and common and uncommon annular dermatoses.
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022 Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disease transmitted by the bite of vector, Ixodes tick and caused by the strains of spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
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Annular lichenoid dermatitis of youth: A report of two cases and a review of the literature
Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2021 Annular lichenoid dermatitis of youth is a rare chronic dermatosis with an unknown cause, affecting both genders at an equal frequency. It is clinically characterized by a hypopigmented center and an erythematous border or hyperpigmented annular patches ...
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