This is the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent, female patient presenting with a"
polymorphic persistent syndrome after a possible tick bite"(SPPT), a syndrome officially …

This paper discusses the case of a 40-year-old male patient presenting with a" polymorphic
persistent syndrome after a possible tick bite"(SPPT), a syndrome officially recognized by the …

'Chronic Lyme disease'is a controversial condition. As any hard evidence is lacking that
unresolved systemic symptoms, following an appropriately diagnosed and treated Lyme …

The first reports of Lyme disease in Connecticut in the mid-1970s, followed by the discovery
of its tick-borne etiologic agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, in 1983, has spawned one of the …

In Reply: We welcome the interest expressed in our review article. Repellents, as discussed
by Temmesfeld, are effective to only a limited degree. In most cases, the protective effect of …

SETTINGS: Despite a now codified antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, a significant
proportion of patients treated according to recommendations complain of persistent signs …

Sir, A controversy continues regarding the reality of a chronic form of Lyme disease. Chronic
Lyme disease can present as a “post-Lyme syndrome” explained by inflammatory and …

Lyme disease is an infection caused by various genospecies of the spirochete, Borrelia
burgdorferi 1 and transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. The clinical course is …

Since 1975, Lyme disease has become a well-known clinical entity in the USA In 1983 the
spirochetal origin of this disease became evident (1). The skin lesion, one of its symptoms …

The Lyme disease controversy keeps on getting bigger, with an hypothetical presentation of
“chronic Lyme disease” that some believe to be responsible for late subjective symptoms …