Mr. Martin's Lyme disease
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

   
Mr. Martin returns one week later.
  • The fever is gone.
  • He still has some minimal muscular pains, but says things are much improved
  • The erythema migrans is substantially reduced and obviously on the way out.
  • Another satisfied customer. 
  • He wonders if you'd take a look at his wife. She was helping collect firewood too and now she has a skin lesion similar to what he presented with. 
   
   
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