Lyme disease

Dermatol Clin. 1992 Oct;10(4):763-75.

Abstract

Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to human and animal hosts primarily by ticks of the Ixodes ricinis complex. Recognition of its characteristic skin and eye manifestations facilitates diagnosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acrodermatitis / diagnosis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis / diagnosis
  • Arthritis / etiology
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Group* / isolation & purification
  • Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Erythema Chronicum Migrans / diagnosis
  • Erythema Chronicum Migrans / microbiology*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / complications*
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy
  • Serologic Tests

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents