Dermatol. praxi. 2022;16(4):225-227 [Pediatr. praxi. 2021;22(5):334-336]
Case of the Lyme disease in winter months
- Koľní oddělení, Nemocnice ©umperk, a. s.
Lyme disease is the most common infectious disease transmitted by ticks in the Czech Republic. It is a zoonosis caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. At greatest risk of disease are children between 5 to 9 years and adults over 55 years. Clinical skin manifestations of lyme disease are divided into three stages: Localised Lyme disease, Early disseminated Lyme disease, both a and Late Lyme disease, which occur months or years after infection. Lyme disease can also affect other part of the body like central nervous system, musculoskeletal system, heart, the eyes and other organs.
Keywords: lyme disease, ixodes ricinus, erythema migrans, Bell‘s palsy.
Published: December 1, 2022 Show citation
