Lyme: a multi-system illness

Linda — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:37:59 +0000

LINDA’S COMMENT: Lyme disease is a vector-borne multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. So many folks suffer from peripheral nerve palsy.

Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20436011&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

Excerpt:

Lyme disease is a vector-borne multisystem inflammatory disease
caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. This
disease is frequently seen in North America and to a lesser
degree in Europe. However, its presence in England is uncommon
and we present a case in which the patient developed a palsy of
the common peroneal nerve.

A non-traumatic, blue-purple auricle: case report

Linda — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:22:31 +0000

Objective:We report a typical case of earlobe lymphocytoma.
Method:A case report and literature review are presented.
Results:A 10-year-old girl presented with a blue-coloured earlobe. A
diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by serological tests. Lyme
borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern
hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.
Conclusion:The diagnostic process and ENT symptomatology of Lyme disease
and borrelial lymphocytoma are summarised and discussed.
J Laryngol Otol.:1-3. [Epub ahead of print]

A non-traumatic, blue-purple auricle: case report.

Sewnaik A, Kamarashev J, Peters NS, van Rijswijk JB.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus
Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato – F.I.G.H.T for your health!

Lyme: a multi-system illness

A non-traumatic, blue-purple auricle: case report