This disease refers to dermatological diseases mainly of an infectious-allergic nature. The cause of migratory erythema is the infection of a person with a spirochete as a result of a tick bite . Also this disease is called migratory erythema Afzeliusa Lipshtzytsa.
Symptoms of the disease
Symptoms of infection appear, depending on the characteristics of the body, in the period from 6 to 23 days after the bite. Initially, this is a red round spot with sharp edges. In this case, it has a smooth surface without peeling and is not raised above the surface of the skin.
Over time, the spot grows, increasing in size, while the inner part begins to turn pale and in it you can see the papule - the place of the tick bite. Quite often, migrating erythema has dimensions of more than 15-20 cm in diameter.
It should be noted that in most cases a general condition does not deteriorate in a person, and the stain gradually disappears in a few months. But in some cases, patients can complain about the loss of strength and pain in the muscles.
Most often, spots of chronic migratory erythema are localized on the legs, under the arms, in the thighs and buttocks, in the popliteal cavities. Depending on the threshold of human sensitivity, the affected areas can cause sensation of tingling, a desire to scratch and very seldom tenderness.
There are several examples where, with migrating erythema, the stain had an irregular "ribbon" shape and captured large areas of the body.
Diagnosis of migratory erythema
The most commonly diagnosed migratory erythema is not difficult because of a clear clinical picture and the presence of tick-bite. When analyzing skin scrapings taken from the affected area of the skin, there is an increase in giant cells, lobrocites, ezonophiles and lymphocytes in the infiltrate.
Treatment of ailment
As a rule, in the diagnosis of migratory erythema, treatment is not prescribed because of the incompletely studied nature of the disease. In the vast majority of cases, erythema passes without traces after a rather long period of time.
In some cases, determined by a doctor, antibiotics may be used to reduce the timing of the disease. For these purposes apply:
- vitamin therapy;
- autohemotherapy (introduction of the patient's own blood into a vein or subcutaneously);
- antibiotic therapy (Erythromycin, Benzylpenicillin, Oletetrin, etc.);
- ultraviolet irradiation;
- external antipruritic drugs (Advantan, Synoderm, Fenistil and Triderm).