LYME BORRELIOSIS

Lyme borreliosis is a cutaneous-systemic infection that is generally t ransmitted by a hard-bodied tick and caused by some species of Borreli a, Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto), B. garini, and B. afzelii. Ly me borreliosis is a widespread disease, present in all continents. It can be divided into an early disease, corresponding to the primary sta ge, and a late disease, including the secondary and tertiary stages. T he typical cutaneous lesions are erythema (chronicum) migrans, lymphad enosis benigna cutis, and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. The cou rse of Lyme borreliosis depends on the timeliness of both diagnosis an d antibiotic treatment.