Lyme carditis presenting with an atypical rash
Title | Lyme carditis presenting with an atypical rash |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Journal | CMAJ |
Volume | 192 |
Issue | 21 |
Start Page | E584 |
Date Published | 05/2020 |
Authors | Franco-Avecilla D, Yeung C, Baranchuk A |
Abstract | A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a new well-defined erythematous patch on her right clavicular region (Figure 1), myalgia and chills. The patient was prescribed cephalexin for cellulitis by the emergency department physician; however, the patient returned 15 days later with palpitations and light-headedness. She remembered a possible tick bite while running outdoors in a region endemic for Lyme disease. |
URL | https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/21/E584 |