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C Scarpa

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PubMed1994

Lyme borreliosis.

Lyme borreliosis is a cutaneous-systemic infection that is generally transmitted by a hard-bodied tick and caused by some species of Borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto), B. garini, and B. afzelii. Lyme borreliosis is a widespread disease, present in all continents. It can be divided into an early disease, corresponding to the primary stage, and a late disease, including the secondary and tertiary stages. The typical cutaneous lesions are erythema (chronicum) migrans, lymphadenosis benigna cutis, and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. The course of Lyme borreliosis depends on the timeliness of both diagnosis and antibiotic treatment.

Acrodermatitis↗
PubMed1992

Allergic contact dermatitis in Trieste from 1987 to 1991.

Between 1987 and 1991, the authors made patch-tests on 1,427 patients, 389 male and 1,038 female, of mean age 36 years (6-70 years) and mostly suffering from eczema. The standard tests of Italian Group for Research into Contact Dermatitis and the Environment (GIRDCA) were used, following the best data of recent years. Nickel sulphate, thiomersal, "Fragrance mix", cobalt sulphate and potassium bichromate were the allergens varied with age: nickel and thiomersal were most frequently positive between 20 and 30 years. In contrast, the highest frequency of positivity to fragrance mix was seen between 40 and 60 years. Positivity to a simple allergen had a tendancy to reduce with age.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

Lyme disease in Italy.

We present the first cases of Lyme disease found in Italy. The diagnosis was based on clinical and laboratory data. The antigen used for indirect immunofluorescence (I.I.F.) was kindly supplied to us by Prof. R. Ackermann (Köln). Reciprocal titer was 64 in five patients, 128 in six, 256 in three and 512 in one. The patients came either from the Eastern Ligurian Coast or the Trieste Karst: these are consequently the first two Italian areas where Lyme disease has been recognized up to the present.

Adolescent↗