Overview of the Clinical Manifestations of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection
Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, has classically been divided into three stages: erythema migrans; neurological or cardiac involvement; and arthritis. Rather than defining a set disease pattern, however, one should, more logically, conceptualize a progressive infection th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1991-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/902928 |