Three different pathomorphological findings were presented in patients with seropositive borreliosis. Skin biopsy, cytology of joint synovial fluid and imprint cytology of bulbar conjunctiva were included. Skin vasculitis as well as pleocytosis of synovial fluid were found in accordance with literature, the inclusions in conjunctival imprint were unusual.
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