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Med. segur. trab ; 65(257): 285-291, oct.-dic. 2019. ilus, tab, graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-202591

ABSTRACT

La enfermedad de Lyme es causada por la espiroqueta Borrelia Burgdoferi, que se transmite por la mordedura de la garrapata del género Ixodes. El diagnostico se realiza por ELISA y se confirma mediante Western blot o PCR. Una infección por Borrelia no solo desencadena una respuesta inmune humoral, sino que también activa la respuesta inmune celular medida por los linfocitos T, de allí la existencia del análisis Elispot-LTT, cual según la literatura científica tiene mayor especificidad y sensibilidad que incluso el Western blot. El presente caso de cuadro clínico atípico en un bombero con Enferemdad de Lyme y co-infección por Rickettsia conorii y Bartonella Heselae. Se declaró como enfermedad profesional dado que se adquirió en el ámbito laboral


Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia Burgdoferi, which is transmitted by the bite of the tick of the genus Ixodes. The diagnosis is made by ELISA and confirmed by Western blot or PCR. A Borrelia infection not only triggers a humoral immune response, but also activates the cellular immune response measured by the T lymphocytes, hence the existence of the Elispot-LTT analysis, which according to the scientific literature has greater specificity and sensitivity than even the Western blot. The present case of an atypical clinical picture in a firefighter with Lyme disease and co-infection with Rickettsia conorii and Bartonella Heselae. It was declared as a occupational disease since it was acquired in the workplace


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Humans , Male , Adult , Lyme Disease/diagnosis , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Occupational Exposure/analysis , Erythema Chronicum Migrans/diagnosis , Tick Infestations/complications , Borrelia Infections/complications , Borrelia burgdorferi/isolation & purification
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