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  • Title: Nodular fasciitis, erythema migrans, and oligoarthritis: manifestations of Lyme borreliosis caused by Borrelia afzelii.
    Author: Schnarr S, Wahl A, Jürgens-Saathoff B, Mengel M, Kreipe HH, Zeidler H.
    Journal: Scand J Rheumatol; 2002; 31(3):184-6. PubMed ID: 12195636.
    Abstract:
    We describe a 35-year old patient with nodular fasciitis, erythema migrans, and gonarthritis four months after a bite of a Borrelia afzelii infected tick. The Borrelia afzelii infection was identified by a polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing of the amplification product. Borrelia-specific DNA was also detectable in nodular fasciitis tissue. We therefore conclude that Borrelia afzelii can be a causative agent of nodular fasciitis and Lyme arthritis in a highly endemic region of Northern Germany.
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