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Background Nationwide surveys have shown a threefold increase in general practitioner (GP) consultations for tick bites and early Lyme borreliosis from 1994 to 2009 in the Netherlands.
Agnetha Hofhuis+6 more
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Mini erythema migrans - A sign of early Lyme borreliosis [PDF]
Background: An erythema migrans (EM) remaining smaller than 5 cm in diameter, called mini EM by us, has not been addressed in detail. Objective: To study the significance of the mini EM as a sign of Lyme borreliosis. Methods: Patients with suspected mini
Weber, K., Wilske, B.
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Introduction. Lyme disease is an emerging worldwide infectious disease with major foci of endemicity in North America and regions of temperate Eurasia.
John N. Aucott+3 more
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Erythema caused by a localised skin infection with
Background Skin erythemas of unknown origin are a frequent reason for consulting the general practitioner or dermatologist. Case presentation Here we report a case of an erythema resembling the erythema migrans manifestation of Lyme disease, but with ...
Chakraborty Trinad+4 more
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Lyme Disease among Patients at an Ambulatory Unit in a Highly Endemic Country: Lithuania
Background and objectives: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe, caused by the spirocheta bacteria of Borrelia burgdorferi. Several genospecies of B. burgdorferi are pathogenic to humans. B.
Agnė Petrulionienė+3 more
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The aim of the study was to establish the clinical and laboratory features of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and borreliosis caused by Borrelia miyamotoi in adults from Novosibirsk region.Materials and methods.
M. V. Savel’eva+6 more
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The Emerging Role of Microbial Biofilm in Lyme Neuroborreliosis [PDF]
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii or Borrelia garinii in Europe and Asia, respectively.
Bordignon, Valentina+10 more
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Treatment of Erythema Migrans in Pregnancy [PDF]
The course of the illness and the outcome of pregnancy were investigated in a prospective study of 58 consecutively enrolled pregnant women with typical erythema migrans at the University Medical Centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Thirteen patients (22.4%) acquired borrelial infection in the first trimester of pregnancy, 27 (46.6%) in the second trimester,
J Cimperman+4 more
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Diagnostic challenges of early Lyme disease: Lessons from a community case series
Background Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne infection in North America, is increasingly reported. When the characteristic rash, erythema migrans, is not recognized and treated, delayed manifestations of disseminated infection may occur.
Schwarzwalder Alison+5 more
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Successful Amplification of DNA Specific for Finnish Borrelia burgdorferi Isolates in Erythema Chronicum Migrans but Not in Circumscribed Scleroderma Lesions [PDF]
Early diagnosis of Borrelia burgdorferi infection, hampered by the absence of detectable antibodies in most patients with erythema chronicum migrans is important to prevent late-stage neurologic, rheumatologic, and skin disorders.
Aavik, Einari+4 more
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