Pancytopenia in Lyme disease

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...

Pancytopenia related to Graves' disease.

Ann Saudi Med 28(1) January-February 2008 www.kfshrc.edu.sa/annals 48 Pancytopenia is a serious hematological disorder that, apart from primary marrow failure, may be secondary to several other conditions. These include infection, radiation, drugs (especially cytotoxic drugs), and certain metabolic diseases.1 Among the latter, the association between hyperthyroidism and pancytopenia is reported...

Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania

Lyme disease in Oregon.

The incidence of Lyme disease in Oregon is calculated from cases reported to the Oregon State Health Division. We reviewed the exposure history of reported cases of Lyme disease and performed field surveys for infected Ixodes pacificus ticks. The incidence of Lyme disease correlated with the distribution of infected I. pacificus ticks.