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Pediatría Atención Primaria
Print version ISSN 1139-7632
Abstract
PEREZ GUIRADO, A.; FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ, R. I.; ARBESU FERNANDEZ, E. and SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, P. M.. Lyme disease: report of two cases. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.59, pp.e105-e109. ISSN 1139-7632. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322013000400012.
Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disease mainly dermatological, rheumatical, neurological and cardiological. The detection and treatment in the early stages are essential to prevent its progression. The pediatrician, therefore, must be aware of the clinical presentations of the disease as well as to establish a correct diagnosis and treatment. Two cases are presented involving the most common forms of presentation.
Keywords : Lyme disease; Erythema chronicum migrans; Therapeutics; Facial paralysis.