Treatment of Lyme Disease
Authors: Klaus Weber
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters1 January 1981Treatment of Lyme DiseaseKLAUS WEBER, M.D.KLAUS WEBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-1-137_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: A short discussion on the therapy of disorders related to Lyme disease is relevant to the recent article of Steere and colleagues (1). Lyme disease is related to the syndrome associated with European erythema chronicum migrans (which may include polyneuritis, meningitis, and apparently even arthritis), acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, and tick-induced lymphocytoma.Most uncomplicated cases of European erythema chronicum migrans, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, and tick-induced lymphocytoma respond favorably to penicillin and tetracyclines (literature cited in Reference 2). But follow-ups have focused mainly on skin symptoms so that cases such as those mentioned below (3) have rarely been described....References1. STEEREMALAWISTANEWMANSPIELERBARTENHAGEN ASJPN. Antibiotic therapy in Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med. 1980; 93(Part 1):1-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HAUSER W. Wahrscheinliche Infektionskrankheiten der Haut. In: MARCHIONINI A, GÖTZ H, eds. Infektionskrankheiten der Haut I, Handbuch, Haut-Geschlechtskrankheiten IV, 1A. Berlin: Springer; 1965:556-629. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. WEBER K. Erythema-chronicum-migrans—Meningitis—eine bakterielle Infektionskrankheit? MMW. 1974; 116:1993-8. Google Scholar4. HOLLSTRÖM E. Successful treatment of erythema migrans Afzelius. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh). 1951; 31:235-43. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BJORNSTADMOSSIGE RK. Erythema chronicum migrans med meningo-polyradiculitis. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1955; 75:264-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. MÜLLERSCHALTENBRAND WG, eds. Arboviruserkrankungen des Nervensystems in Europa. Stuttgart: G. Thieme; 1975:212. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rosenstrasse 6, D-8000 München 2 West Germany PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIn vitro and In vivo Antibiotic Susceptibility of Lyme Disease Borrelia Isolated from the Ixodid Tick in JapanAntibiotic Susceptibility of Borrelia burgdorferi In Vitro and In VivoHistopathological findings in the central and peripheral nervous systems in neuroborreliosisSurvival of Borrelia burgdorferi in antibiotically treated patients with lyme borreliosisLyme Borreliosis in EuropeComparative antimicrobial activity of the new macrolides againstBorrelia burgdorferiIn vitro and in vivo susceptibility ofBorrelia burgdorferiNeurologic complications of erythema-migrans-disease in childhood — Clinical aspectsAntibiotic therapy in early erythema migrans disease and related disordersZur Klinik und Diagnostik der Lyme-Borreliose im KindesalterClinical features of early erythema migrans disease and related disordersNeuropathy of vasculitic origin in a case of garin-boujadoux-bannwarth syndrome with positive borrelia antibody responseLymphocytic meningoradiculitis of Bannwarth and erythema migrans diseaseNeurologic Abnormalities of Lyme Disease: Successful Treatment with High-Dose Intravenous PenicillinALLEN C. STEERE, M.D., PACHNER ANDREW R., M.D., STEPHEN E. MALAWISTA, M.D. 1 January 1981Volume 94, Issue 1Page: 137-137KeywordsArthritisErythema chronicumLyme diseaseMeningitisPenicillinTetracyclines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...