Lyme disease: the present status

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Autor(a) principal: Cabral, Ana
Data de Publicação: 1997
Outros Autores: Melo, Eduardo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2191
Resumo: Lyme disease is a complex multisystemic di­sorder with a rising incidence worldwide. It is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by a newly recognized spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme disease may mimic and should be differen­ ciated from other immune-mediated disorders as its symptoms may include neurologic, joint, eye or cardiac abnormalities, as well as the typical skin lesion. The authors describe some new concepts on epidemiology, and clinical characteristics of the disease as well as its diagnosis and treatment.