title: Lyme disease: an elusive diagnosis.
abstract: Lyme disease presents health care practitioners with a complex set of challenges. The history, physical assessment, and clinical evaluation must all be meticulously performed, as Lyme disease can prove to be an exceptionally elusive entity. This article details the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, nursing history, and health care implications of Lyme disease. Education is emphasized as the key to both the detection and prevention of this rapidly increasing syndrome.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Maran
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crispell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic