Borrelia burgdorferi: A protagonist in Lyme disease, a bystander in morphoea?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-99

  Hercogova, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACRODERMATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORPHEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 0036233804     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00321.x     Document Type: Editorial

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