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Lyme disease - primary
Alternate Names : Early localized Lyme infection, Lyme borreliosis, Stage 1 Lyme disease, Lyme disease - primary
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Lyme disease, erythema chronicum migrans
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Erythema chronicum migrans is the initial lesion of Lyme disease, and often appears at the site of the infecting tick bite. It is a red, enlarging rash, flat or slightly raised, and may reach from 4 to 20 inches across (the average rash is 6 inches). (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
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Review Date : 2/23/2010
Reviewed By : Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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