Open AccessLyme disease during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Mikkelse A. L.,
Palle C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348709022058
Subject(s) - medicine , lyme disease , pregnancy , erythema chronicum migrans , penicillin , transplacental , borrelia , doxycycline , dermatology , tick , antibiotics , fetus , immunology , borrelia burgdorferi , virology , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , placenta , biology , genetics
Lyme disease is a tick borne illness caused by a spirochete, Borrelia burgdorpheri (1). The first symptom, is a distinctive skin lesion, erythema chronicum migrans, at the site of the tick bite (2). Early in the disease the spirochete spreads hematogenously and during pregnancy it may even spread transplacental to the fetus (3). Usually antibiotic treatment with tetracycline, penicillin, or eryhromycin will be curative (4). We report the case of a woman who developed Lyme disease during pregnancy. She was given penitcillin and gave birth at term to a normal infant.