Age and symptoms of Lyme disease

Aim. Comparison of clinical symptoms in Lyme disease (LD) in various age gr oups. Materials and methods. 150 patients with verified LD were divided into 4 ag e groups: under 15 years relia burgdorteri were detected with indirect immu nofluorescence and Western blot. Results. LD clinical symptoms differed in the age groups. Patients of group 1 had more prevalent infectious syndrome with fever but they had no radicu loneuritis and polyneuritis. Patients of group 2 more frequently suffered o f carditis and secondary erythema. Groups 3 and 4 were characterized by inf ectious syndrome, secondary erythema and aseptic meningitis, joint lesions being more frequent in group 3, nervous system lesions - in group 4. Conclusion. Age peculiarities of LD symptoms are very important. In particu lar, joint syndrome is responsible for lingering course of LD.