Lyme disease: questions and discussion.
Diagnosis of Lyme disease is problematic and results in both overtreatment and mistreatment. Attention to epidemiology and physical findings will prevent inappropriate investigations and therapies. The disease has tropisms for specific tissues, and medical care should be tailored to the site and severity of infection.
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H Richard
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Robert E. Norris Health Center, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA. HRW@UWM.edu
D000818:Animals; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi; D015787:Erythema Chronicum Migrans / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy