No evidence for a spirochaetal origin of localized scleroderma
RAGUIN, G. ; BOISNIC, S. ; SOUTEYRAND, P. ; BARANTON, G. ; PIETTE, J.C. ; GODEAU, P. ; FRANCĂ, C.
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1992
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1992
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1365-2133
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Medicine
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Summary We looked for evidence of a Borrelia infection in 15 patients with morphoea. We were not able to detect antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in any of these 15 patients. None of the 14 skin biopsies examined by immunohistochemistry showed evidence of spirochaetes. Skin biopsies were cultured in 10 patients. All were negative. These results do not support a spirochaetal origin of localized scleroderma.
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Electronic Resource
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