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Mantovani,E.; Costa,I.P.; Gauditano,G; Bonoldi,V.L.N.; Higuchi,M.L.; Yoshinari,N.H.. |
An emerging clinical entity that reproduces clinical manifestations similar to those observed in Lyme disease (LD) has been recently under discussion in Brazil. Due to etiological and laboratory particularities it is named LD-like syndrome or LD imitator syndrome. The condition is considered to be a zoonosis transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, possibly caused by interaction of multiple fastidious microorganisms originating a protean clinical picture, including neurological, osteoarticular and erythema migrans-like lesions. When peripheral blood of patients with LD-like syndrome is viewed under a dark-field microscope, mobile uncultivable spirochete-like bacteria are observed. PCR carried out with specific or conservative primers to recognize... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lyme disease-like syndrome; Tick-borne disease; Mycoplasma; Chlamydia; Spirochete; Lyme disease. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400002 |
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