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Infectious-Borrelia*


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› Microscopic Features:

• Very thin spiral shaped extracellular bacteria
• Known as a Spirochete

› Normal % blood-PB, marrow-BM, lymphoid tissue-LN:

• PB: None
• BM: None
• LN: None

› May Resemble:

• Trypanosoma [Compare]
• Microfilaria [Compare]
• Malaria infection [Compare]
• Sickle cell [Compare]

› Differential Diagnoses:

Bacterial infection Parasitic infection Artifact

› Classic Immunophenotype:

• N/A

› Cartoon Image:


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› Misc:

• A spirochete that causes borreliosis (a disease typically transmitted by ticks). Multiple species exist including Borrelia burgdorferi which causes Lyme disease