Every once in a while, physicians face a patient with rather unspecific symptoms of exhaustion, sore muscles and joints, bad headache and sometimes even neurological deficits and paralysis. Only if the patient remembers or if the physician explicitly asks, may the cause be rapidly found: a tick bite – an indication that the person may be infected with Borrelia and is suffering from […]
A fictional story … Diffuse complaints … Since weeks Lisa M. (36) feels exhausted, has aching legs and arms and has developed a fever. Initially, of course, she thought she had the flu. After a while she felt better. But now, the pain has come back: She has burning pain in her muscles and joints, especially
Diagnosis of acute Lyme neuroborreliosis Since 2005, the chemotactic cytokine (chemokine) CXCL13 has been considered a potential biomarker for acute Lyme neuroborreliosis [1, 2]. Lyme neuroborreliosis is the neurological manifestation of tick-borne Lyme disease which is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and frequently occurs in the northern hemisphere. Symptomes of Lyme neuroborreliosis include inflammation of the central nervous system
Every two years almost 1000 employees and stockholders celebrate the traditional EUROIMMUN summer party subsequent to the general business meeting in July. And there was a lot to celebrate this year again. The long-term employees already awaited the party while new employees were curious about the program. Because the stories about the previous summer parties
