TY - JOUR T1 - BOrrelia in boston AU - Goodman RL, Arndt KA, Steigbigel NH Y1 - 1969/10/27 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160300062020 JO - JAMA SP - 722 EP - 724 VL - 210 IS - 4 N2 - A 26-year-old, intermittently febrile woman returned from the West to Boston, where a diagnosis of relapsing fever was established. The infection should be considered in travelers from the western states who manifest recurrent fever and weakness, often with splenomegaly and rash. The diagnosis is most directly established by demonstrating spirochetes in properly stained blood smears during the febrile periods. SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160300062020 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160300062020 ER -