Minimal-Change Disease Secondary to Borrelia burgdorferi Infection

Lyme borreliosis is a chronic illness caused by tick-transmitted spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Borreliosis can be extremely threatening if it is not diagnosed and treated in early stages. Kidneys are not typically involved in the disease. However, in infected dogs, Lyme nephritis is present in 5–...

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Main Authors: Ewa Kwiatkowska, Edyta Gołembiewska, Kazimierz Ciechanowski, Karolina Kędzierska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/294532