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COL Frederic W. Bruhn, MC

Am J Dis Child. 1984;138(5):467-470.

Abstract
• Lyme disease is a newly recognized disease with diverse but characteristic inflammatory manifestations that involve the skin, joints, heart, and CNS. The illness develops following the bite of the Ixodes tick and is caused by a Treponema-like spirochete. This article reviews the causal, epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory features of this illness. Since a large number of patients described with this treatable disease have been children and the disease may be confused with other more serious illnesses, Lyme disease is worthy of the pediatrician's awareness.

(AJDC 1984;138:467-470)

Author Affiliations
USA

From the Department of Pediatrics, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco.

Footnotes
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

Reprint requests to Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 (Technical Publications Editor).

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