No evidence for a spirochaetal origin of localized scleroderma.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Borrelia Infections
- Borrelia burgdorferi Group
- Scleroderma, Localized