A persistent plaque on the back of the hand
- Resource Type
- Authors
- S. Cameron; R. Ramakrishnan; N. P. Patel
- Source
- Clinical and experimental dermatologyReferences. 47(4)
- Subject
- Lyme Disease
Doxycycline
Acrodermatitis
Humans
Female
Dermatology
Hand
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Aged
- Language
- ISSN
- 1365-2230
We report the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans affecting the right hand dorsum, developing after an insect bite sustained in Greece. Diagnosis was confirmed by serology, PCR and histopathological findings. The plaque resolved following a 3-week course of oral doxycycline. Click https://www.wileyhealthlearning.com/#/online-courses/4ebea04b-e4de-49d3-9bbb-0d3355007e92 for the corresponding questions to this CME article.