Lyme disease like syndrome associated lymphocytoma: first case report in Brazil.

The tick-borne disease found in Brazil, initially discovered in 1992, has been named Lyme Disease like syndrome (LDLS), because the clinical manifestations are similar with those observed in the Northern hemisphere, but the etiological agent was never isolated and polymerase chain reactions (PCR) with specific or broad recognizing primers of genera Borrelia were always negative in patients and ticks samples. Lymphocytoma cutis (LC) is considered as the stereotype example of the cutaneous B-cell pseudolymphoma. This lesion also designated as “Borrelia/Borrelial lymphocytoma”, represents the less common manifestation within the spectrum of B. burgdorferi-associated skin diseases. We describe for the first time a clinical case of Borrelia lymphocytoma in Brazil.