title: Absence of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with localized scleroderma (morphea).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, MO, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Penneys
mesh_terms: D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005431:Florida; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000382:microbiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial