Borrelial lymphocytoma--a case report of a pregnant woman.
Borrelial lymphocytoma (BL) is a rare cutaneous manifestation of Lyme borreliosis. Epidemiological data show that BL is more common in children than in adults. It presents as a single bluish-red swelling located on the earlobe in children, near the nipple in adults. In our paper, we present a case of a pregnant woman with BL, which appeared after tick bite and disappeared completely after antibiotic therapy. The aim of the paper was to emphasize that in tick-borne disease endemic areas BL should be taken into consideration in cases of skin lesions.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University in Bialystok, Żurawia Street 14, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland. annamoniuszko@op.pl
Anna
A
Moniuszko
Piotr
P
Czupryna
Sławomir
S
Pancewicz
Maciej
M
Kondrusik
Paweł
P
Penza
Joanna
J
Zajkowska
D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000473:pathology*; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013987:Ticks
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin