Lyme arthritis in the Hunter Valley
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 February 1982
Anne Stewart, John Glass. Fracp, Alisha Patel, Geoffrey Watt, Allan W. Cripps, Robert Clancy
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The characteristic clinical and laboratory features of Lyme arthritis in a patient resident in the Hunter Valley are diagnosed and the epidemiological implications are discussed.
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We diagnosed the characteristic clinical and laboratory features of Lyme arthritis in a patient resident in the Hunter Valley. This paper discusses the epidemiological implications.
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Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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