Lyme disease
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1Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
Dermatologic Clinics
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to human and animal hosts primarily by ticks of the Ixodes ricinis complex. Recognition of its characteristic skin and eye manifestations facilitates diagnosis and treatment.