Infectious-Borrelia

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Blood/Blood Cells and Cellular Components ›› Red Blood Cells ›› Abnormal

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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
Microfilaria
Malaria infection
Sickle cell

›Differential Diagnoses:

Bacterial infection
Parasitic infection
Artifact

›Classic Immunophenotype:

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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