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Can Lyme Disease Cause Rashes?
My daughters arm near her wrist is warm to the touch. She also has a sparse rash along both forearms. I am concerned this may be a re-occurrence of lyme disease, which she was diagnosed with this past spring. She often gets headaches and has a "hot earlobe, no pain" not to long ago. When she was diagnosed with Lyme, she had arthritis in he knees, wrists and elbows.
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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Lyme disease is a bacterial disease which is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks carrying a bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi.
The initial infection can occur with minimal or no symptoms. But many people experience a flu like illness and a characteristic rash several days to a few weeks following a tick bite.
The rash is a red rash that grows in size daily. It is called erythema migrans.
Rash is a skin lesion that typically begins as a red spot and expands over a period of days to weeks to form a large round lesion of at least 5 cm.Its shape can be circular or oval.
It can be confirmed by performing blood tests to examine for antibodies to the bacteria.
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
Lyme disease is a bacterial disease which is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks carrying a bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi.
The initial infection can occur with minimal or no symptoms. But many people experience a flu like illness and a characteristic rash several days to a few weeks following a tick bite.
The rash is a red rash that grows in size daily. It is called erythema migrans.
Rash is a skin lesion that typically begins as a red spot and expands over a period of days to weeks to form a large round lesion of at least 5 cm.Its shape can be circular or oval.
It can be confirmed by performing blood tests to examine for antibodies to the bacteria.
Thank you.
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