Posts Tagged ‘erythema’

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) 2017 Case Definition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017. The federal CDC case definition of Lyme disease, used to define a sampling of patients for surveillance of the spread of the disease.

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/lyme-disease/case-definition/2017/ 

Erythema Chronicum Migrans Afzelius with Meningitis

Hellerstrom, 1950.  Early observation, well before Alan Steere’s investigation, that a tick bite brought on both a bull’s eye rash and meningitis.

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Late Diagnosis of Early Disseminated Lyme Disease: Perplexing Symptoms in a Gardener

Case study of multiple erythema migrans. Includes images.

http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/reprint/21/3/234

Infections: Lyme Disease

Nemours Foundation. A brief, easy-to-read overview for parents on the cause and incidence of Lyme disease in the US. Also discussed are rash variations, tick removal, early treatment, and prevention. Includes illustrations.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/lyme.html

An In-Depth Topic Review of Lyme Disease

Weill Cornell Medical College. An overview of Lyme to date, with emphasis on skin manifestations, the differential diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Includes charts, images, and maps.

http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13650.asp#Definition

Lyme Disease Researcher Uncovers a Case of Delayed Recognition: Arvid Afzelius and His Successors

Essays of an Information Scientist, University of Pennsylvania, 1989. Garfield credits Afzelius of Sweden as the first person to identify and report on erythema chronicum migrans, in 1909. A letter from Afzelius’ grandson follows. Includes charts, image, and tables.

http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v12p345y1989.pdf

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcome of Early Lyme Disease in Patients with Microbiologically Confirmed Erythema Migrans

Smith et al, 2002. One hundred eighteen of the patients engaged in the Lymerix vaccine trial who had erythema migrans were examined. Patients with a rash most usually did not have a classic bull’s eye. Other symptoms described. Includes images, tables.

http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/136/6/421.pdf