Advanced search
Publication Cover
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 18, 1986 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
6
Views
23
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Erythema Chronicum Migrans in Sweden: Clinical Manifestations and Antibodies to Ixodes ricinus Spirochete Measured by Indirect Immunofluorescence and Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Göran Stiernstedt Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Gunnel Eriksson Department of Dermatology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Wera Enfors Department of Dermatology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Hans Jörbeck Roslagstull Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Bo Svenungsson Roslagstull Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Birgit Sköldenberg Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
&
Marta Granström Department of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
 show all
Pages 217-224 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Afzelius A. Report to Verhandlungen der Dermatologischen Gesellschaft zu Stockholm, on October 28, 1909. Arch Dermatol 1910; 101: 404
  • Afzelius A. Erythema chronicum migrans. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1921; 2: 120–125
  • Lipschutz B. Über eine seltene Erythemform (Erythema chronicum migrans). Arch Dermatol 1913; 118: 349–356
  • Sonc C E. Erythema chronicum migrans im Gesicht bei drei Kindern. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1954; 34: 482–486
  • Thöne A W. Ixodes ricinus und Erythema chronica migrans (Afzelius). Dermatologica 1968; 136: 57–60
  • Degos R, Touraine R, Arouete J. L'erythema chronicum migrans. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1962; 89: 247–260
  • Hellerström S. Erythema chronicum migrans Afzelius with meningitis. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1951; 31: 227–234
  • Lennhoff C. Spirochaetes in aetiologically obscure diseases. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1948; 28: 295–324
  • Hollström E. Successful treatment of erythema migrans Afzelius. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1951; 31: 235–243
  • Hollström E. Penicillin treatment of erythema chronicum migrans Afzelius. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1958; 38: 285–289
  • Binder E, Doepfmer R, Hornstein O. Experimentelle Übertragung des Erythema chronicum migrans von Mensch zu Mensch. Hautarzt 1955; 6: 494–496
  • Scrimenti R J. Erythema chronicum migrans. Arch Dermatol 1970; 102: 104–105
  • Steere A C, Malawista S E, Snydman D R, Shope R E, Andiman W A, Ross M R, Steele F M. Lyme arthritis—an epidemic of oligoarticular arthritis in children and adults in three Connecticut communities. Arthritis Rheum 1977; 20: 7–17
  • Steere A C, Malawista S E, Hardin J A, Ruddy S, Askenase P W, Andiman W A. Erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis. The enlarging clinical spectrum. Ann Intern Med 1977; 86: 685–698
  • Steere A C, Malawista S E. Cases of Lyme disease in the United States; Location correlated with distribution of Ixodes dammini. Ann Intern Med 1979; 91: 730–33
  • Burgdorfer W, Barbour A G, Hayes S F, Benach J L, Grunwaldt E, Davis J P. Lyme disease—a tick-borne spirochetosis?. Science 1982; 216: 1317–1319
  • Johnson R C, Schmid G P, Hyde F W, Steigerwalt A G, Brenner O J. Borrelia burgdorferi sp. nov.: Etiologic agent of Lyme disease. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34: 496–497
  • Steere A C, Grodzicki R L, Kornblatt A N, Craft J E, Barbour A G, Burgdorfer W, Schmid G P, Johnson F, Malawista S E. The spirochetal etiology of Lyme disease. N Engl J Med 1983; 308: 733–740
  • Benach J L, Bosler E M, Hanrahan J P, Coleman J L, Habicht G S, Bast T F, Cameron D J, Ziegler J L, Barbour A G, Burgdorfer W, Edelman R, Kaslow R A. Spirochetes isolated from the blood of two patients with Lyme disease. N Engl J Med 1983; 308: 740–742
  • Stiernstedt G, Sköldenberg B, Vandvik B, Hederstedt B, Gårde A, Kolmodin G, Jörbeck H, Svenungsson B. Chronic meningitis and Lyme disease in Sweden. Yale J Biol Med 1984; 57: 491–497
  • Stiernstedt G, Granström M, Hederstedt B, Sköldenberg B. Diagnosis of spirochetal meningitis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect immunofluorescence assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. J Clin Microbiol 1985; 21: 819–825
  • Craft J E, Grodzicki R L, Steere A C. Antibody response in Lyme disease—Evaluation of diagnostic tests. J Infect Dis 1984; 149: 784–795
  • Russel H, Sampson J S, Schmid G P, Wilkinsson H W, Plikaytis B. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect immunofluorescence assay for Lyme disease. J Infect Dis 1984; 149: 465–470
  • Ackermann R, Kabatzki J, Boisten H P, Steere A C, Grodzicki R L, Hartung S, Runne U. Spirocheten—Atiologie der Erythema chronicum migrans Krankheit. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1984; 109: 92–97
  • Åsbrink E, Hederstedt B, Hovmark A. The spirochetal etiology of erythema chronicum migrans. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1984; 64: 291–295
  • Weber K, Puzik A, Becker T. Erythema-migrans-Krankheit. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1983; 108: 1182–1190
  • Steere A C, Bartenhagen N H, Craft J E, Hutchinson G J, Newman J H, Rahn D W, Sigal L H, Spieler P N, Stenn K S, Malawista S E. The early clinical manifestations of Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med 1983; 99: 76–82
  • Hardin J A, Walter L C, Steere A C, Trumble T C, Tung K S, Williams R C, Ruddy S, Malawista S E. Circulating immune complexes in Lyme arthritis. Detection by the 125I Clq-binding, Clq solid phase, and Raji cell assay. J Clin Invest 1979; 63: 468–477

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.