Physician-diagnosed erythema migrans and erythema migrans-like rashes following Lone Star tick bites

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 955-960

  Masters, Edwin ^a   Granter, Scott ^b   Duray, Paul ^c   Cordes, Paul ^d  

^a Regional Primary Care Inc   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Southeast Missouri Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; TICK BITE;

EID: 0031904938     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.8.955     Document Type: Article

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