title: Lyme carditis. Severe conduction disorder.
abstract: Lyme disease in most cases occurs in the states of Connecticut, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, Missouri and parts of the northeastern coast. Showing the exception to the rule, the authors discuss a case in which a patient acquired the disease on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukharji
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DiGrazia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galetto
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Vetrovec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D014768:Virginia