title: [Lyme disease: cutaneous involvement and treatment of the initial phases].
abstract: Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The clinical spectrum includes manifestations in the skin, heart, joints and nervous system. In Brazil no case has been reported with laboratorial confirmation. We report a suspect case with clinical and laboratorial findings in a young woman who developed cutaneous manifestations. She recovered after tetracycline treatment. The usual manifestations and the treatment of early stage of the illness are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Yoshinari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015787:Erythema Chronicum Migrans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013752:Tetracycline
vernacular_title: Doença de Lyme: acometimento cutâneo e tratamento das fases iniciais.