title: Erythema multiforme and persistent erythema as early cutaneous manifestations of Lyme disease.
abstract: We report two cases of borreliosis (Lyme disease) with unusual cutaneous manifestations, erythema multiforme, and persistent erythema. The lesions in both of our patients had distinctive histopathologic features. To our knowledge, this is the first report of erythema multiforme and persistent erythema as early cutaneous manifestations of Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Merwede Hospital Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schuttelaar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laeijendecker
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Heinhuis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Joost
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology