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Lyme Disease

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Lyme disease (LD), also known as Lyme spirochetosis, is a tick-borne spirochetosis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). It may involve multiple organs and systems, especially skin, joints, heart, and central nervous system.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Shi Qi & Feng Chen

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Qi, S., Chen, F. (2015). Lyme Disease. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9876-1_15

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