title: Lyme disease.
abstract: Lyme disease is a recently described disease of unknown cause that may involve the skin, joints, heart, or nervous system with characteristic symptoms. The disease follows a bite from an Ixodes tick. Symptoms are generally self-limited and despite the varied and sometimes protracted manifestations, the outcome of the disease is favorable. The epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory features and treatment of Lyme disease are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003450:Cryoglobulins / Q000097:blood; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D003450:Cryoglobulins