erythema migrans

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erythema mi·grans | \ -ˈmī-grənz

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variants: or erythema chronicum migrans \ -ˌkrä-nə-kəm-

Definition of erythema migrans

: a red spreading annular skin lesion that is an early symptom of Lyme disease and that develops at the site of the bite of a tick (such as the deer tick) infected with the causative spirochete

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Recent Examples on the Web In 70-80% of cases, the CDC also reports that people will experience an erythema migrans (EM) rash—a rash that typically in a bulls-eye shape, feels warm to the touch, and gradually expands over the course of a few days. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 8 Sep. 2020 That’s especially true if patients don’t have the bullseye rash— known medically as erythema migrans—characteristic of Lyme disease. — Carrie Arnold, Popular Science, 28 June 2020 Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2020 Then, an ecologist doing field studies saved the tick that bit him where an erythema migrans formed. — Allen Steere, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019 Early in the infection people may experience fever, headache, fatigue, swollen glands or a skin rash called erythema migrans, or a bull’s eye. — Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018 The most notable early symptom is a (non-itchy) rash that resembles a bull's-eye (erythema migrans) and can expand to as large as 12 inches in diameter over the course of several days. — Emma Sarran Webster, Allure, 3 May 2018 See More

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erythema migrans

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Medical Definition of erythema migrans

: a spreading annular erythematous skin lesion that is an early symptom of Lyme disease and that develops at the site of the bite of a tick (as the deer tick) infected with the causative spirochete

— called also erythema chronicum migrans