[The clinical and serological manifestations of Lyme disease in Russia].
Out of 86 Lyme's disease patients with a history of migrating erythema nervous system, cardiovascular and articular involvement was observed in 27, 6 and 43% of cases. Acrodermatitis was diagnosed in 2% of patients. Affection of locomotor system manifested with acute arthritis episodes or pains in major joints. 11 patients of 12 examined at arthritis onset showed elevated titer of anti-Borrelia IgG antibodies. Serologically, of 80 patients with arthritis or arthralgia without prior migrating erythema 6 demonstrated antibodies to 5 and more Borrelia polypeptides.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015787:Erythema Chronicum Migrans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013997:Time Factors
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
Klinicheskie i serologicheskie proiavleniia laĭmskoĭ bolezni v Rossii.