Diagnosis of early Lyme disease by polymerase chain reaction amplification and culture of skin biopsies
from erythema migrans lesions
Not exact matches
Skin biopsies (2 mm) were obtained
from the advancing border of primary
erythema migrans lesions, as described elsewhere [21].
Secondary
erythema migrans lesions have long been believed to occur as a result of hematogenous dissemination of B. burgdorferi
from the site of the original tick inoculation in the skin.