Lyme disease: case report of persistent Lyme disease from Pulaski County, Virginia
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Lyme disease: case report of persistent Lyme disease from Pulaski County, Virginia
A 50-year-old woman from Pulaski, Virginia, presented to a local clinic with headaches, fever, generalized joint pain, excessive thirst and fluid intake, and a progressing rash on her back. On physical examination, she had a large circular red rash on her back with a bull's-eye appearance, 16 × 18 cm in diameter. Serologic tests confirmed a diagnosis of Lyme disease. The patient could recall a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Medical Case Reports Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1179-142X
DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s51240