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Erythema migrans (Lyme)

Dermatology · Reactions / systemic

This 2007 photograph depicts the pathognomonic erythematous rash in the pattern of a “bull’s-eye”, which manifested at the site of a tick bite on this Maryland woman’s posterior right upper arm, who’d subsequently contracted Lyme disease. Lyme disease patients who are diagnosed early, and receive proper antibiotic treatment, usually recover rapidly and completely. A key component of early diagnostics
This 2007 photograph depicts the pathognomonic erythematous rash in the pattern of a “bull’s-eye”, which manifested at the site of a tick bite on this Maryland woman’s posterior…

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Category
Reactions / systemic
Difficulty
media
Type
Inflammation/Infection

Origin: Photo Credit: James Gathany Content Providers(s): CDC/ James Gathany · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · License Public domain

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