| [a case of lyme borreliosis which was suspected to be caused by borrelia japonica infection in shizuoka, japan]. | we report a case of lyme borreliosis (lyme disease) found in shizuoka city, japan which was suspected to be caused by borrelia japonica infection. a 8-year-old female was bitten on her head by a tick at a camping ground, near tamagawa, shizuoka. the tick was removed by the patient and was discarded before species identification. after one week, lymph node swelling with tenderness developed on her left neck. she consulted a local pediatrician and was suspected to have upper respiratory infection. ... | 1996 | 8621970 |