LYME DISEASE IN CHILDREN NOWADAYS
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2021.2.11797Keywords:
Lyme disease, ixodes ticks, immunoblot, Lyme arthritis, Lyme carditis, childrenAbstract
Based on a review of the literature, the latest data on Lyme disease in children are presented. Information on the etiology, epidemiology, characteristic clinical symptoms and the course of Lyme borreliosis (LB) in pediatric practice is summarized. We describe current data on the methods of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, doses and medicines depending on the stage and form of the disease, which are approved by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Society of Infectious Diseases (IDSA) for the treatment of LD in pediatrics.
Recommendations for the prevention of Lyme disease are given.
Epidemiological data from many countries in Europe and the United States indicate a significant increase in diagnosed cases of Lyme disease due to the use in medical practice highly informative diagnostic methods such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblot. Today there is a lot of information and researches on Lyme borreliosis in adults as opposed to children.
That is why our literature review is dedicated to Lyme disease in pediatric practice.
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