A case of lyme disease with unusual cutaneous manifestations

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 501-506

  Kim, Jae Wang ^a   Kim, Jin Seok ^a  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; Secondary erythema migrans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IXODES; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LYME DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 20544456293     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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