Erythema chronicum migrans and salmon fishing in Alaska: an enigma resolved by microbiology laboratory

A 50-year-old man, pentathlete and fond of salmon fishing, after returning from Alaska was referred to our Division for an erythematous and indolent lesion on the right thigh gradually enlarging from the right knee to the right rear and the buttock.The patient was clinically diagnosed with figurate...

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Main Authors: Silvio Daffara, Valeria Brazzelli, Giorgia Ronzi, Nadia Vicari, Daniela Barbarini, Dario Pistone, Massimo Pajoro, Massimo Fabbi, Claudio Bandi, Piero Marone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2496