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Lyme borreliosis is due to infection with a tick-borne spirochete. The variety of signs and symptoms and also the laboratory tests of this multisystem illness often cause great problems in the appraisal of this disease. Frequently indispositions are associated with positive antibody tests for Borrelia burgdorferi. Terms as fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome are often connected with the diagnosis of Lyme disease. Outdoor workers such as farmers, foresters, hunters, woodcutters and gamekeepers in areas of endemic disease take a great occupational risk of infection with borreliosis. In the German health and social insurance the appraisal of this disease is of great importance. Affected working people can receive financial compensation. Not only serological investigations with the presence of specific antibodies, but also clinical findings must be considered.
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PMID:[Appraisal of Lyme borreliosis]. 1504 70

The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by a feeling of tiredness persisting for over 6 months, associated with a number of other symptoms including headaches, myalgia and arthralgia, memory and concentration impairment. Its cause is unknown, there are neither objective diagnostic methods, nor causal treatment of the condition. In view of hypotheses suggesting a relationship between CFS and infections, 86 patients with a history of borreliosis or tick-borne encephalitis were examined. In 50% of these cases CFS could be identified. This clinical pattern was found in as many as 71% of the borreliosis patients, while only 24% of those with history of tick-borne encephalitis were diagnosed with CFS. Moreover, in the patients with a history of borreliosis after symptomatic treatment recommended for CFS, an amelioration was noted in as many as 61% of the cases. The findings suggest that the chronic fatigue syndrome is frequent among patients with a history of borreliosis.
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PMID:[Chronic fatigue syndrome following tick-borne diseases]. 1517 34