Beyond the bull's eye: Recognizing Lyme disease

J Fam Pract. 2016 Jun;65(6):373-9.

Abstract

A rash occurs in 80% of Lyme disease cases, but only about a third of the rashes develop into a classic bull's-eye lesion. Here's what to look for and how best to treat.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bites and Stings / diagnosis*
  • Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy
  • Lyme Disease / immunology
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
  • Serologic Tests / methods
  • Ticks

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents