Adriana Diaconeasa, Cristiana Voicu, Mihaela Ivaniciuc, Raluca Miulescu, Cristina Birsan, Anca E Chiriac, Anca Chiriac, Jacqueline Schönlebe, Uwe Wollina
Borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is a vector-borne disease caused by different species of the Borrelia burgdorferi complex. It is frequent in Europe and Northern America. The major vectors are ixodoid ticks. Paediatric borreliosis is common and peaks in children between five to nine years. In Europe, the leading symptom of early infection is erythema migrans, in contrast to Northern America where arthritis is the dominating clinical finding. In this review, we focus on Europe, where cutaneous borreliosis is mainly caused by infection with B...
February 1, 2024: European Journal of Dermatology: EJD