title: [Borreliosis in occupational medicine practice].
abstract: Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem infectious disease that can occur from bites by infected ticks. It can appear at persons exposed professionally for staying in tick feeding environment as well as persons staying in such an environment occasionally. For a few years the Lyme disease is taking the leading place amongst occupational diseases and first amongst infectious occupational diseases. Lyme disease is a major problem especially in wooded areas of Poland however it can occur throughout the country. The variety of clinical and serological pictures is creating everyday diagnostic problems. The aim of this publication is to collect, methodize and remind the medical knowledge about pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnostics, prevention and medical certification of this disease. Disease symptoms were specified to appearing in various organs and systems in order to clarify this difficult to diagnose disease. Diagnostics of Lyme disease was divided into standard and highly specialized, performed in special cases.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Zawodowych i Toksykologii, Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera, ul. sw. Teresy 8, 91-348 Łódź, Poland. darekrzy@imp.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krzyczmanik
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sińczuk-Walczak
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wittczak
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cyran
authors.forename: Cezary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pałczyński
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walusiak-Skorupa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013987:Ticks