title: Lyme disease: a review.
abstract: In the last decade, Lyme borreliosis has emerged as a complex new infection whose distribution is worldwide. The multisystem disorder, which primarily affects the skin, joints, heart and nervous system at different stages, is caused by the tick-borne spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi. After the first weeks of infection almost all patients have a positive antibody response to the spirochaete and serological determinations are currently the most practical laboratory aid in diagnosis. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics is usually curative.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nathwani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamlet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy