Symptom load and general function among patients with erythema migrans: a prospective study with a 1-year follow-up after antibiotic treatment in Norwegian general practice

Symptom load and general function among patients with erythema migrans: a prospective study with a 1-year follow-up after antibiotic treatment in Norwegian general practice

Objective: Promptly treated erythema migrans (EM) has good prognosis. However, some patients report persistent symptoms. Do patients with EM have more symptoms than the general population? We describe individual symptoms and general function in EM-patients at time of diagnosis and one year after tre...

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Main Authors: Knut Eirik Eliassen, Reidar Hjetland, Harald Reiso, Morten Lindbæk, Hedda Tschudi-Madsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
erythema migrans
subjective health complaints
self-reported symptoms
general practice
Norway
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1288812

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1288812

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