I was working at the Baltimore City Zoo at the time. When I and my coworker looked at it, it was a Bullseye with the tick (not engorged) still attached in the center of the bullseye. Louise, I was sitting at work and crossed my legs and noticed what looked like a bruise behind my left knee. If you suspect Lyme, even if you do not recall being bitten, try to recall where and when you might have been exposed to infected ticks, and discuss the situation and symptoms with your doctor.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a childhood disease that causes joint inflammation and swelling.Arthritis: typically manifesting as joint pain, swelling, redness, heat, and limitation of movement.Many people never recall being bitten.īelow is a list of just some of diseases that many people have initially been diagnosed with, only to receive a Lyme diagnosis later:
#DO TICK BITES ITCH AND HURT AND BURN SKIN#
Without a telltale skin rash, it can be very hard to diagnose Lyme disease. Lyme disease is often referred to as the great imitator because so many of its symptoms resemble those of other diseases. See Lyme Disease Symptoms for more information. There are many symptoms of Lyme disease and it is critical that you are alert to all of them. For example, a 2010 study showed that in the state of Maine only 43% of Lyme patients exhibited this particular type of rash. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that as many as 70% may exhibit the erythema migrans, but this can vary by region. The chart below illustrates several of the forms these rashes might take. But not everyone who has Lyme exhibits a rash, much less the “bullseye” rash so often associated with Lyme disease. A certain kind of rash, called erythema migrans, is a telltale symptom of Lyme disease, and if you have it call your doctor immediately.
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