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    South Med J. 2008 Feb;101(2):202-4.

    Chest pain in a military recruit.

    Beck AS, Okulicz JF, Rasnake MS.

    Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Infectious Diseases, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 78236, USA. amy.beck@lackland.af.mil

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    Lyme borreliosis remains an important and common vector-borne illness in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In the majority of cases, it presents as a localized rash that seldom causes further complications with antibiotic treatment. If left undetected however, various neurologic, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal manifestations may occur. Reported here is the case of a basic military trainee who first presented with cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease, highlighting this tick-borne illness as a rare, easily forgotten, and treatable cause of complete heart block.

    PMID: 18364626 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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