Tick Bite With Target Lesion Complicating Routine Cast Immobilization
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CASE DESCRIPTION An 8-year-old boy in southwest Michigan was found to have a tick and target lesion after routine cast care for a first metacarpal fracture. Serological markers were negative for Lyme disease; however, oral doxycycline was prescribed for 3 weeks. Final follow-up did not reveal musculoskeletal or infectious morbidity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015