Vesicular erythema migrans.
Arch Dermatol
; 128(11): 1495-8, 1992 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-1444504
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. The characteristic rash, erythema migrans, is an early sign of the disease. Clinical criteria remain the "gold standard" for diagnosis at this stage of illness. OBSERVATIONS Five (8%) of 65 patients with erythema migrans seen in a Lyme disease diagnostic center in Westchester County, New York, had a lesion with vesicles. Borrelia burgdorferi was cultured from two of five. In one case the positive culture came from a swab of the blister fluid.CONCLUSIONS:
Recognition of erythema migrans and its variants is important, since early treatment of Lyme disease may prevent late complications. Vesicular erythema migrans should be added to the differential diagnosis of inflammatory vesicular rashes in the appropriate clinical setting.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Eritema Migrans Crônico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article