Vnitr Lek 1993, 39(8):793-796

[Lyme disease in internal medicine].

L Vladár, I Markuljak, J Květenský, J Kerný, E Martinka, M Stevík, D Vladárová, M Krkoska, P Makovický: I. interná klinika MFN Martin.

The authors present a review on the aetiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. They describe three patients who were treated in their department for Lyme disease. Although this disease has been followed up in Bohemia and Slovakia only for nine years, it is probable that it is more frequent than diagnosed. Lyme disease is a disease which affects different organs. Therefore it is important that specialists in internal medicine should more frequently consider the possible presence of this disease when making differential diagnoses.