Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Borrelial Lymphocytoma in children: don’t miss this skin marker of Lyme Disease
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2022), Case reports
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2022)

Borrelial Lymphocytoma in children: don’t miss this skin marker of Lyme Disease

Case reports
Published 2022-07-12 — Updated on 2023-01-17
Violette Kaisin
Paediatric Dermatology, Department of Paediatrics, CHC-Montlégia and Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, CHU-CHR, Liège, Belgium. Fifth year of specialized Master in Paediatrics, Medicine Faculty, Liège University, Belgium
Marie Hoyoux
Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, CHU-CHR, Liège, Belgium
Sandrine Vaessen
Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, CHU-CHR, Liège, Belgium
Vincent Bernier
Paediatric Dermatology, Department of Paediatrics, CHC-Montlégia, Liège, Belgium

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lyme disease
lymphocytoma
Borrelia burgdorferi

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Kaisin, V., Hoyoux, M., Vaessen, S., & Bernier, V. (2023). Borrelial Lymphocytoma in children: don’t miss this skin marker of Lyme Disease. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 24(2). Retrieved from http://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/138-139 (Original work published July 12, 2022)
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Abstract

Borrelial lymphocytoma is a rare but pathognomonic cutaneous manifestation of Lyme disease. It mainly occurs in the early disseminated stage (secondary stage). Here we report two cases of borrelial lymphocytoma in children. Furthermore, the steps to the diagnosis as well as the treatment are discussed.

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