Lyme Disease, Erythema Migrans - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Lyme disease erythema migrans

Body Site

chest

Age

37 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 37-year-old woman, who lives in an area endemic for Lyme disease, developed an expanding annular plaque on the right supraclavicular area 3 days earlier. She also noted a solitary tender supraclavicular lynph node. 24 hours after starting doxycycline 100 mg twice daily, she developed fever, headache, arthralgias, and myalgias. The plaque and all symptoms resolved 2 days later, and she completed a 3 week course of doxycycline.

Description

tear drop shaped annular red plaque

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8/17/2004 8:06:15

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