Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome
Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome | |
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Other names | BYS |
Amblyomma cajennense transmits the condition | |
Specialty | Infectious disease |
The Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome , formerly known as the Brazilian Lyme-like disease and Brazilian human borreliosis, is a disease transmitted by the Amblyomma cajennense tick, but the organism that causes the infection is still unknown.[1] Clinical features resemble those of Lyme disease (LD).[2]
Presentation
A distinct feature of the syndrome is its prolonged clinical evolution, with relapsing episodes and
The neurological manifestations of BYS were first described by Yoshinari et al. including patients with
Likely transmission
Some features of BYS also resemble those found in the Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI, also known as Masters' disease), which is found in the Southern USA.[1]
Diagnosis
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History
In 1989, Brazilian researchers Professors Domingos Baggio (an
The first cases were described in
References
- ^ a b c d e Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, vol.49 no.5, São Paulo, Sept./Oct. 2009: Neurological manifestations in Baggio-Yoshinari Syndrome (Brazilian Lyme-like disease syndrome)
- ^ a b Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, Vol.54, Issue 2, March–April 2014, Pages 148–151. Chronic lymphomonocytic meningoencephalitis, oligoarthritis and erythema nodosum: report of Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome of long and relapsing evolution
- ^ Revista Brasileira de Pesquisas Médicas e Biológicas vol.40 no.4 Ribeirão Preto Apr. 2007: Description of Lyme disease-like syndrome in Brazil. Is it a new tick borne disease or Lyme disease variation?
- ^ a b Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira vol.56 no.3 São Paulo, 2010: Brazilian Lyme-like disease or Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome: exotic and emerging Brazilian tick-borne zoonosis