Sharma Anuj, Guleria Sandesh, Sharma Reena, Sharma Anita
Department of Dermatology, Regional Hospital, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Department of Paediatrics, Regional Hospital, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2017 Mar-Apr;8(2):124-127. doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.202271.
Lyme disease is a multisystem infectious disease caused by the spirochete "," which is transmitted by "" tick, with skin being the most common and earliest organ to be affected. Diagnosis of erythema chronicum migrans (ECM), which is the characteristic lesion of early disease, may help in early treatment and prevention of complications. Here, we are reporting a case of Lyme disease in a 10-year-old young boy from a non-endemic zone of Himachal Pradesh, who presented with typical as well as atypical ECM lesions. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed serologically, and the child was treated successfully with doxycycline.
莱姆病是一种由螺旋体引起的多系统传染病,通过蜱传播,皮肤是最常受影响且最早受影响的器官。慢性游走性红斑(ECM)是该病早期的特征性病变,对其进行诊断有助于早期治疗和预防并发症。在此,我们报告一例来自喜马偕尔邦非流行区的10岁小男孩的莱姆病病例,该患儿出现了典型和非典型的ECM病变。血清学检查证实了临床诊断,该患儿用强力霉素治疗成功。