Erythema Migrans Caused by Borrelia spielmanii, France

We describe a rare case of early Lyme borreliosis in France caused by Borrelia spielmanii, which manifested as a large erythema chronicum migrans rash. The patient completely recovered after a 15-day course of amoxicillin. Absence of pathognomonic signs prevented distinguishing B. spielmanii from other etiologies as cause in this case-patient.PMID:37877610 | DOI:10.3201/eid2911.230149

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Pascal Del Giudice Fabienne Freychet Lora Kopec Florence Fenollar Carole Eldin Marine Velin Thomas Hubiche Didier Raoult Oleg Mediannikov Source Type: research