Cutis laxa acquisita: Is there any association with Borrelia burgdorferi?

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 561-564

  Özkan, Şebnem ^a   Fetil, Emel ^a   Güneş, Ali Tahsin ^a   Bozkurt, Ekin ^b   Şahin, Turhan ^a   Erkizan, Verda ^a   Yüce, Ayşe ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Borreliosis; Cutis laxa; Elastolytic disorders; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

DNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTIS LAXA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CUTIS LAXA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

EID: 0032749565     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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