Lyme disease is an infeditous disease caused by Borrelia burgdorfierj and has been reported worldwide. The spirochete invades multiple organs and induces manifestations in the skin, joints, nervous and cardiovascular systems. Despite a
considerable
amount of serological evidence and isolation of B. burgdorferi in ticks, no human case has yet been reported in Korea. In this report, we present the firstclinical case of Lyme disease in Korea.
A female patient, 26 years old, developed clinical signs of erythema chronicum migrans about ten days after traveling to a rural area and responded well to treatment with antibiotics. Laboratory tests showed elevated IgM and IgG responses to B.
burgdorferi, and a spirochete was found in a skin biopsy by electron microscopy.(Kor J Dermatol 1993;31(4):601~605)
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