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Feb 10, 2023 · The type of Lyme disease common in Europe can cause a skin condition called acrodermatitis chronic atrophicans. The skin on the backs of the hands and tops of the feet get discolored and swell. It also may show up over the elbows and knees. More-serious cases may cause damage to tissues or joints.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. This review details the risk factors, clinical presentation, treatment, and prophylaxis for the disease. Information was obtained from a search of the PubMed and MEDLINE databases (keyword: Lyme disease) for articles published from August 31, 1997, through September 1, 2007. Approximately 20,000 cases of Lyme disease are ...
- Robert L. Bratton, John W. Whiteside, Michael J. Hovan, Richard L. Engle, Frederick D. Edwards
- 2008
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tors, that may include infections. A Lyme Induced Autism Foundation (LIAF) conference explored the association between Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the bacterium that can cause Lyme disease and Borreliosis) as well as other tick-borne or infec-tious diseases and ASD. This article was written to collate information from conference presentations
DIAGNOSIS. The diagnosis of Lyme disease is based on clinical features in a person who has traveled to or lives in an endemic area. In most cases, it is appropriate to treat patients who have early disease and a high pretest probability, on the basis of signs and symptoms, after a tick bite by the Ixodes species.
Jun 14, 2022 · June 14, 2022. Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity.
Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder that is characterized in various stages by dermatologic, neurologic, cardiac, and rheumatic manifestations. Epidemiologic and serologic studies strongly implicate a newly discovered spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, as the cause of this disorder. 1. Ticks are the best documented vectors of the spirochete.
