Study 2012

Skin Manifestations

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Open Neurol J. 2012; 6: 179–186.

Published online 2012 Dec 31. doi: 10.2174/1874205X01206010179

Damage of Collagen and Elastic Fibres by Borrelia Burgdorferi – Known and New Clinical and Histopathological Aspects

Kurt E Müller*

Link to Full Study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751012/

AUTHOR'S NOTE- "There are also other skin conditions that do not display any particular connective tissue changes and optionally may occur as reactive skin conditions in Lyme Borreliosis.

These include urticaria [22], erythema multiforme [23], erythema annulare centrifugum [13], microbial eczema [Müller: unpublished], erythema nodosum [3; Müller unpublished], pityriasis lichenoides chronica [24], acrodermatitis papulosa [Gianotti-Crosti syndrome], pityriasis rosea [21] perifolliculitis [24], panniculitis [25,26], lymphocytoma [synonym: lymphadenosis cutis benigna [Bäfverstedt’s syndrome; 27-29], benign lymphocytic infiltration [Jessner-Kanof syndrome; [30,31], sarcoidosis [32], B-cell lymphoma [33], pseudolymphoma [Müller: unpublished], Raynaud’s syndrome [34] and vasculitis racemosa [Müller; unpublished]."

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