INTRODUCTION: @entity2069 , the etiological agent of @entity3001 , is transmitted by the bite of Ixodes ricinus, registered in all parts of Yugoslavia. Vectors are very active in spring and early summer and the disease has a seasonal distribution. Generally speaking, there are three defined stages of the disease, but some of them can be misdiagnosed or really absent. Serological analysis of @entity3001 is very difficult to interpret, especially in later stages, so confirmation by immunoblot assays is recommended. The aim of this study was to present some epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of @entity3001 in Vojvodina in the period from 1993-1998. Throughout this period, 1.659 @entity1 with tick bite were registered, whereas 560 with diagnosed @entity3001 have been treated at the Clinic for @entity166 in Novi Sad. RESULTS: In 511 @entity1 (91.25%) we registered the first stage of the disease, in 42 (7.50%) the second stage and in 7 (1.25%) the third stage of the disease. The mean age of @entity1 with erythema migranes was 38.67 years, mean incubation period was 9.37 days, and tick was removed from the skin after 2.29 days on average. Most of the identified tick bites originated from suburban areas (50.29%), they predominantly occurred in May and June (63.01%), and most of the ticks were removed improperly (57.67%). Dominant clinical manifestations of the second stage were acute @entity693 (9.52%), @entity244 (9.52%), @entity4841 and @entity625 (50%), @entity272 (14.28%), @entity299 (11.90%) and mild @entity409 (2.38%) and generalized @entity3329 (2.38%). @entity102 (42.85%), @entity9145 chronica @entity2641 (28.57%) and chronic @entity625 were dominant clinical manifestations of the third stage. Up to 81.63% of @entity1 with late stage of disease had a history of previous tick bite. One third of @entity1 were asymptomatic in the first stage of the disease. Improper treatment of the first stage resulted in development of late stage disease in 57.14% of @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Morbidity of @entity3001 in Vojvodina is about 1.98-9.8 cases on 100.000 inhabitants, and it belongs to regions with low incidence. Majority of bites are registered during summer months arround cities. Longer persistence of vector on the skin is a risk factor for @entity66 . Inappropriately treated or completely untreated @entity1 have higher risk for disseminated @entity281 . In our country, most common manifestations of the second stage are neurological and articular manifestations as in the third stage. Leading symptoms and epidemiology aren't enough for diagnosis of @entity3001 , and more specific and sensitive serologic assays are necessary.

[Clinico-epidemiologic characteristics of XXXX treated at the @entity166 in Novy Sad 1993-1998].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'persons'] @entity3329 :: ('MESH:D008206', 'Disease') :: ['lymphadenopathy'] @entity2641 :: ('MESH:D011038', 'Disease') :: ['atrophicans'] @entity3001 :: ('MESH:D008193', 'Disease') :: ['Lyme disease'] @entity625 :: ('MESH:D001168', 'Disease') :: ['arthritis'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['manifested diseases'] @entity2069 :: ('139', 'Species') :: ['Borrelia burgdorferi'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['liver lesions'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac disorders'] @entity693 :: ('MESH:D008581', 'Disease') :: ['meningitis'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['Chronic neuroborreliosis'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity244 :: ('MESH:D014899', 'Disease') :: ["Bannwarth's syndrome"] @entity272 :: ('MESH:D012871', 'Disease') :: ['skin lesions'] @entity4841 :: ('MESH:D018771', 'Disease') :: ['arthralgia'] @entity9145 :: ('MESH:D000169', 'Disease') :: ['acrodermatitis'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['Infectious Diseases']
@entity3001 :: (MESH:D008193,Disease) :: ['Lyme disease']
