Borrelial fasciitis: Diffuse fasciitis and peripheral eosinophilia associated with Borrelia infection

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 465-473

  Granter, Scott R ^a   Barnhill, Raymond L ^a   Duray, Paul H ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelial fasciitis; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic fasiitis; Fasciitis; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PANNICULITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SILVER STAINING;

ADULT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029859697     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199610000-00004     Document Type: Article

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