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Erythema migrans, the characteristic skin manifestation of acute Lyme borreliosis, is a self-limited lesion. In contrast, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, the typical cutaneous manifestation of late Lyme borreliosis, is a chronic skin condition. In an effort to understand pathogenic factors that
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Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by infections with Borrelia. Persons infected with Borrelia can be asymptomatic or can develop disseminated disease. Diagnosis and recognition of groups at risk of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi is of great interest to contemporary
Austria is an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis. The IgG seroprevalence of healthy blood donors as investigated by a DAKO flagellum-ELISA in Graz/Styria is 13%. In order to determine whether this high seroprevalence is caused by infection in childhood, 36 children aged 3 to 18 years (mean, 10.1