Doença de Lyme na região de cabeça e pescoço: implicações para a odontologia

• Autor(a) principal: Jardim Júnior, Elerson Gaetti [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Lins, Samira Ambar, Castro, Eni Vaz Franco Lima de [UNESP], Jardim, Ellen Cristina Gaetti [UNESP], Ciesielski, Francisco Isaac Nicolas [UNESP], Aguiar, Rosangela Conceição Miotti de Souza [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://seer.funecsantafe.edu.br/index.php?journal=rfc&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=29; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133529
• topic: Diagnosis; Lyme disease; Facial paresthesia; Diagnóstico; Doença de Lyme; Parestesia facial

Lyme disease (LD) is a systemic inflammatory changes resulting from the direct action of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi on the host or indirect damage produced by immune response to this microorganism. This pathogen is transmitted by inoculation in the bloodstream by the tick genus Ixodes and is most commonly found in North America, Europe and Asia. In these regions, the dental community is aware about its commonest clinical symptoms, collaborating with the establishment of a diagnosis. However, in Brazil, the frequent facial or peripheral neurological manifestations, among them the Bell's palsy, ocular disorders, disorders in the temporomandibular joint, as well as paresthesia of upper and lower alveolar nerves are observed. In our country, the diagnosis of Lyme disease is primarily based on clinical symptomatology, but most of cases remain without diagnosis and treatment. Then, the detection of the early manifestations of Lyme disease by health professionals is essential for the proper antibiotic treatment, preventing the progression of the disease, and allowing the establishment of favorable prognostic.