00998nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001800055653002400073653001700097653002000114653001100134653001200145653001700157653002800174653002000202100001700222700001500239245009300254300001000347490000600357520036700363022001400730       1991                            d  c1991 Dec10aAcute disease10aAmino Acid Sequence10aAutoimmunity10aCross Reactions10aHumans10aleprosy10aLyme Disease10aMolecular Sequence Data10aRheumatic Fever1 aEhrenstein M1 aIsenberg D00aAutoimmunity associated with infection: leprosy, acute rheumatic fever and Lyme disease.  a930-50 v33 a<p>This review examines the links between autoimmunity and three common infectious diseases. These disorders are associated with a variety of clinical and serological autoimmune phenomena. In addition they might conceivably trigger autoimmune diseases themselves. Mechanisms that may be responsible for these links, including molecular mimicry, are explored.</p>  a0952-7915