Diagnóstico clínico y de laboratorio en la enfermedad de Lyme.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted by the tick bite of the genus Ixodes, which is found in forested and rural areas with varying symptomatology. This literature review aimed to collect information on the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of this infection. Documentary, non-experimental, retrospective, and cross-sectional research. Forty-eight scientific articles were reviewed, of which 33 were selected using the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The information obtained was from scientific databases such as Scielo, Pubmed, BMJ Journals, Elsevier, Crónicas Científicas, Portales Médicos, and SEMERGEN. With the analysis and discussion of different authors, it was possible with the proposed objectives, the most frequent clinical manifestation was migratory erythema, followed by others such as arthralgias, headache, weakness, fever, asthenia, nausea, chills, and in a lesser extent neurological and joint complications. As for the laboratory diagnosis, the Western blot was the most used, followed by the enzyme-linked immunoadsorption assay, serological tests, polymerase chain reaction, culture, indirect immunofluorescence, and optical microscopy. It is an infection that affects anyone regardless of age, from young children to old age, with the age group between 41 and 60 years the most affected. Because of this syndromic variety, diagnosis is often delayed for medical treatment, so health professionals must recognize this entity for timely action.

• 1. autor: Núñez Castillo, Kely Roxana (author)
• Kolejni autorzy: Nuñez Vargas, Dayana Michelle (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Język: spa
• Wydane: 2025
• Hasła przedmiotowe: Enfermedad de Lyme; Garrapata; Borrelia burgdorferi; Manifestaciones clínicas; Diagnóstico
• Dostęp online: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/15225