Lyme Disease, Erythema Migrans - DermAtlas

Contributor

Glenn Treisman, MD

Diagnosis

Lyme disease erythema migrans

Body Site

back

Age

30 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

red purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 30-year-old woman had a painful red annular plaque on her back associated with fevers, fatigue, and general malaise. Treatment for 10 days with cephalexin for presumed cellulitis helped temporarily, but her rash and symptoms recurred as soon as the antibiotic was discontinued. She was subsequently diagnosed with Lyme disease and treated successfully with a 21 day course of oral doxycycline.

Description

15 cm pale annular violaceous plaque with central red patch

Image Added

7/21/2003 8:12:29

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