RT Book, Section
A1 Mahalingam, Meera
A1 Bhawan, Jag
A1 Eisen, Daniel B.
A1 Hu, Linden
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56085187
T1 Chapter 187. Lyme Borreliosis
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56085187
RD 2024/04/24
AB |PrintLyme  Disease  at  a  GlanceLyme  disease  is  caused  by  Borrelia  burgdorferi,  a  spirochete.Clinical  course  can  be  prolonged  and  may  involve  multiple  organ  systems.Cutaneous  hallmarks  are  erythema  migrans  and  acrodermatitis  chronica  atrophicans.Diagnosis  is  typically  made  on  clinical  grounds,  identification  of  the  organism  from  tissue  sections  and/or  serologic  testing.Early  treatment  with  antibiotics  (doxycycline,  amoxicillin,  or  cefuroxime)  is  highly  successful.