Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi that often presents with a solitary rash at the bite site, which may have central clearing, giving a “Bull’s-eye” appearance, otherwise known as erythema migrans (EM). The disease is endemic in North America and Europe; however, cas...
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| description | Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi that often presents with a solitary rash at the bite site, which may have central clearing, giving a “Bull’s-eye” appearance, otherwise known as erythema migrans (EM). The disease is endemic in North America and Europe; however, cases have been reported in non-endemic areas in returning travelers. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), one case of EM was reported based on clinical suspicion with no laboratory confirmation; however, there have been no previous reported cases of Lyme disease in returning travelers. Here we present the first case in KSA in a healthy woman presenting with EM after returning from travel to Scotland, where the disease is endemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bcc2db16beeb4a198a220f799489067a2025-08-22T04:56:21ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092025-01-0141e0234910.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02349Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMazin Barry0Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Corresponding author at: Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi that often presents with a solitary rash at the bite site, which may have central clearing, giving a “Bull’s-eye” appearance, otherwise known as erythema migrans (EM). The disease is endemic in North America and Europe; however, cases have been reported in non-endemic areas in returning travelers. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), one case of EM was reported based on clinical suspicion with no laboratory confirmation; however, there have been no previous reported cases of Lyme disease in returning travelers. Here we present the first case in KSA in a healthy woman presenting with EM after returning from travel to Scotland, where the disease is endemic.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925002057Lyme diseaseErythema migransBorrelia burgdorferiTravelSaudi ArabiaScotland |
| spellingShingle | Mazin Barry Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia IDCases Lyme disease Erythema migrans Borrelia burgdorferi Travel Saudi Arabia Scotland |
| title | Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans: First reported case in a returning traveler to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | lyme disease presenting with erythema migrans first reported case in a returning traveler to the kingdom of saudi arabia |
| topic | Lyme disease Erythema migrans Borrelia burgdorferi Travel Saudi Arabia Scotland |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925002057 |
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