Lyme Disease among Patients at an Ambulatory Unit in a Highly Endemic Country: Lithuania

Conclusions: According to the prevalence of B. garinii and B. afzelii in Europe, previously it was thought that Lyme disease presented as erythema migrans, and less frequently as neuroborreliosis; however, this study revealed that other syndromes may also be seen. In addition, we revealed that the longer it takes for erythema migrans to appear, the greater the likelihood of Lyme arthritis developing.PMID:33669940 | PMC:PMC7924869 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57020184
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: research