Lyme arthritis appearing outside the United States: a case report from Switzerland.

Antibodies of patients with Lyme disease to components of the Ixodes dammini spirochete.

“…Lyme disease, a seasonal inflammatory disorder, has been reported from the United States, Europe, and Australia (1)(2)(3)(4). In the United States, most patients Received for publication 26 November 1982 and in revised form 20 April 1983. have acquired the disease during the summer in areas along the northeastern seaboard, in Wisconsin and Minnesota, or in Oregon and California (5,6).…”

“…*>s mg-u-m. FIGURE 3 Western blot analysis of control sera 1-41 (Table II). Methods described in text and in legend of Fig.…”

Advancement in Borrelia burgdorferi Antibody Testing: Comparative Immunoblot Assay (COMPASS)

“…Beyond EM, there are only very few patients whom pretest probability high for positive result of Bb antibody testing. For example, lymphocytic meningoradiculitis (LMR) with high protein and low glucose level in the CSF (Lakos, 1992), and facial palsy becoming bilateral in two weeks or with a tick bite behind the auricle are very suspicious for Bb infection (Lakos, unpublished), as well as fluctuating arthritis of the knee with impressive swelling but relatively moderate pain (Gerster et al, 1981;Shapiro & Gerber, 2000).…”

Dermatologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit: Part III

“…In [44], is a newly described tick-borne spirochetosis [45][46][47][48] that affects the skin, nervous system, heart, and joints. Over 500 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 1983 in the United States [49,50]; additional cases outside this country have been described [ 51 ]. The infection occurs most often from May to August [52,53].…”