ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA ALPINA, PANONICA, ET ADRIATICA
Abstract
Spiral bacteria are classified as spirochetes. They are not stainable with either Gram or Acid fast techniques, commonly used for bacteria. Histochemical stains for the demonstration of spirochetes in routinely processed skin biopsies with suspected borrelial lesions are base on silver stains. We have tested some filed cases of erythema chronicum migrans and lymphoadenosis benigna cutis employing Warthi-Starry and Steiner methods.
