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Disseminated Lyme borreliosis preceded by hepatitis in an African American male
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Disseminated Lyme borreliosis preceded by hepatitis in an African American male

Ramin Fathi, William Wei-ting Huang and Katherine Brown
Dermatology Online Journal, Vol.18(10)
2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5070/d39d7813rh

Abstract

alanine aminotransferase alkaline phosphatase aspartate aminotransferase bilirubin doxycycline ibuprofen immunoglobulin G immunoglobulin M adult African American alanine aminotransferase blood level alkaline phosphatase blood level antibody detection arthralgia article aspartate aminotransferase blood level bilirubin blood level Borrelia burgdorferi case report erythema fatigue fever headache histopathology hospital admission human human tissue hypertransaminasemia Lyme disease lymphocytic infiltration malaise male neutrophil chemotaxis outcome assessment punch biopsy Western blotting
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States and has a multitude of systemic effects. Infrequently, however, Lyme disease is seen to cause liver dysfunction. Dermatologists should be aware that early, disseminated borreliosis can present with multiple erythema migrans plaques and hepatitis. © 2012 Dermatology Online Journal.

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