Lyme Disease in Urban Areas, Chicago

Lyme Disease in Urban Areas, Chicago

sson B. Cloning of a human parvovirus by molecular screening of respiratory tract samples.tinct patterns of evolution between respiratory syncytial virus subgroups A and B from New Zealand isolates collected over thirty-seven years. 1-year experience with human metapneu-movirus in children aged <5 years. subtyping of infl uenza viruses and respiratory syncytial viruses by multiplex RT– PCR. Det...

Distinguishing Lyme from septic knee monoarthritis in Lyme disease-endemic areas.

OBJECTIVE Because Lyme and septic arthritis may present similarly, we sought to identify children with knee monoarthritis at low risk for septic arthritis who may not require arthrocentesis. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of children with knee monoarthritis presenting to 1 of 2 pediatric centers, both located in Lyme disease-endemic areas. Septic arthritis was defined by a positiv...

Report of a case of Lyme disease in Mazandaran

Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Depending on the stage of illness, infection may be limited to the skin or involve the cardiac, nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Herein, we report a case of Lyme disease in a 23-year-old woman from North of Iran (Mazandaran) in early-localized stage of erythema chronicum migrans. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of se...

a case of lyme disease (lyme borreliosis)

while an important infectious disease in the united states and eurasia, lyme disease is rare in iran. we present a 9-year old boy admitted in children’s medical center in december 2001 with final diagnosis of lyme disease. on admission he showed arthritis and a history of previous skin lesions. serologic examination including enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay and western blot was positive for l...

Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania