[Lyme borreliosis in hand surgery. A case report].
The clinical courses of Borrelia burgdorferi infections may show such variety, that diagnostic problems arise. On the other hand, early antibiotic therapy is necessary in order to prevent late-term complications. In this article, we present an exceptional case of a long-term documentation of Lyme-disease which was not diagnosed until an acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans had developed. Whether the manifestation of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is connected with Lyme borreliosis is yet to be clarified.
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010348:Patient Care Team
Eine Lyme-Borreliose in der Handchirurgie. Eine Fallbeschreibung.