Erythema migrans - diagnostic challenges, procedures, and treatment

Lyme borreliosis is the most known and frequent disease caused by ticks. This disease may be limited to the skin, involve muscle and articular system, the heart, or the nervous system. Erythema migrans is a skin manifestation of an early Lyme borreliosis. Physicians specializing in infectious diseas...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Kocbach-Przudzik (Author), Anna Botulińska (Author), Agnieszka Markiewicz (Author), Agnieszka B. Owczarczyk-Saczonek (Author), Piotr Kocbach (Author)
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Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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