A Souvenir From France: Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Presenting in the United States.

A Souvenir From France: Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Presenting in the United States. Skinmed. 2016;14(3):217-9 Authors: Correa-Selm LM, Bronsnick T, Rao BK, Kirkorian AY, Marcus A, Cha J Abstract A 70-year-old man was referred by his rheumatologist to our dermatology clinic for evaluation of dermatitis on his right arm that appeared 3 months earlier. The skin lesion was asymptomatic and the patient denied current systemic symptoms, including fever, chills, and joint pain; however, 10 months prior to this presentation he experienced arthritis in the left knee. At that time, Borrelia serology revealed positive IgG (6.07; <0.8 negative, 0.8 to 0.99 borderline, ≥1 positive) and negative IgM titers. The patient had not received treatment for Lyme disease in the past. He was referred to rheumatology for evaluation of possible Lyme disease but did not follow up until 10 months later. The arthritis has since resolved. He travels frequently to France and recalls multiple tick bites during these trips. PMID: 27502263 [PubMed - in process]
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