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Erythema Migrans of Lyme borreliosis

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Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme disease is common in the northeast United States and in Wisconsin and Minnesota. It is carried by Ixodes spp. of ticks. The rash occurs in 2/3 of those infected, with a solitary lesion characteristic of Stage 1 disease, and multiple lesions characteristic of disseminated Stage 2 disease.

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