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caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi and is spread by ticks
''Features''
early: erythema chronicum migrans + systemic features (fever, arthralgia)
CVS: heart block, myocarditis
neuro: cranial nerve palsies, meningitis
''Investigation''
serology: antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi
''Management''
doxycycline if early disease. Amoxicillin is an alternative if doxycycline is contraindicated (e.g. pregnancy)
ceftriaxone if disseminated disease
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction is sometimes seen after initiating therapy: fever, rash, tachycardia after first dose of antibiotic (more commonly seen in syphilis, another spirochaetal disease)