Online Medical Books for Lyme disease
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... A multisystemic disorder, Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is carried by Ixodes dammini, I. Pacificus, and other ticks in the Ixodidae family. It commonly begins in the summer with a papule that becomes red and warm but isn&rsquo... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... A multisystemic disorder, Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is carried by the minute tick Ixodes dammini or another tick in the Ixodidae family. It typically begins in summer, with the classic skin lesion called erythema chronicum migrans ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Elizabeth Candell Chalom, MD
Lyme Disease - BASICS
Lyme Disease - description
Multisystemic illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, carried by the deer tick
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
... Lyme Disease - DIAGNOSIS ... Lyme Disease - TREATMENT ... Lyme Disease - FOLLOW UP ... Lyme Disease - bibliography ... Lyme Disease - CODES ... Lyme Disease - FAQ
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