A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)

A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)

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While an important infectious disease in the United States and Eurasia, Lyme disease is rare in Iran. We present a 9-year old boy admitted in Children’s Medical Center in December 2001 with final diagnosis of Lyme disease. On admission he showed arthritis and a history of previous skin lesions. Sero...

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Main Author: P. Tabatabaie A. Siadati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Erythema migrans
serologic tests
Lyme disease
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3002.pdf&manuscript_id=3002
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spelling doaj-34bffec690b24c989c0d6ef463bcc5f72020-11-25T03:19:06ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60252006-07-01443222224A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)P. Tabatabaie A. SiadatiWhile an important infectious disease in the United States and Eurasia, Lyme disease is rare in Iran. We present a 9-year old boy admitted in Children’s Medical Center in December 2001 with final diagnosis of Lyme disease. On admission he showed arthritis and a history of previous skin lesions. Serologic examination including enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot was positive for Lyme borreliosis. Patient was treated with doxycycline for four weeks, with good results. Although it is difficult to confirm diagnosis of Lyme disease in our patients, we should be aware that Lyme borreliosis is also found in Iran. http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3002.pdf&manuscript_id=3002Erythema migransserologic testsLyme disease
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A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
Acta Medica Iranica
Erythema migrans
serologic tests
Lyme disease
author_facet P. Tabatabaie A. Siadati
author_sort P. Tabatabaie A. Siadati
title A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
title_short A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
title_full A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
title_fullStr A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
title_full_unstemmed A CASE OF LYME DISEASE (LYME BORRELIOSIS)
title_sort case of lyme disease (lyme borreliosis)
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
publishDate 2006-07-01
description While an important infectious disease in the United States and Eurasia, Lyme disease is rare in Iran. We present a 9-year old boy admitted in Children’s Medical Center in December 2001 with final diagnosis of Lyme disease. On admission he showed arthritis and a history of previous skin lesions. Serologic examination including enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot was positive for Lyme borreliosis. Patient was treated with doxycycline for four weeks, with good results. Although it is difficult to confirm diagnosis of Lyme disease in our patients, we should be aware that Lyme borreliosis is also found in Iran.
topic Erythema migrans
serologic tests
Lyme disease
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3002.pdf&manuscript_id=3002
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