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Medeniyet Med J. 2005; 20(2): 125-126
2Safa Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul
2Safa Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
Lyme disease
Bahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, İrfan Aykaç21SSK Istanbul Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul2Safa Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul
Lyme disease is a multisystem infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi which is usually transmitted to humans via the bite of tick.
A 38 year-old woman had presented to us with arthralgia, myalgia, anxiety, vomiting and fatigue. One month later, she developed an erythematous rash on her legs and arms. This
lesion was diagnosed as multiple annular secondary skin lesion of Lyme disease. Laboratory findings were normal. B. burgdorferi serologies were ELISA IgG positive. Our patient
was successfully treated with doxycycline, 200mg/day for 30 days. Her systemic symptoms and her skin lesions resolved in 3 days.
Keywords: Lyme, skin rash
Lyme hastalığı
Bahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, İrfan Aykaç21SSK İstanbul Eğitim Hastanesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul2Safa Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Lyme, cilt döküntüsü
Corresponding Author: Bahadır Ceylan, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish
Manuscript Language: Turkish