Natural history and long-term consequences of Lyme disease in children.
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection affecting children living in temperate parts of the western hemisphere. The widespread anxiety about the long-term consequences of the illness, however, finds no support in the literature. Although the number of long-term follow-up studies is limited, the prognosis in children treated for Lyme disease seems to be extremely favourable.
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Department of Community Medicine, University of Lund, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. johan.berglund@alinks.se