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Lyme Disease

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How is the infection diagnosed?

Early Lyme disease is usually diagnosed by the presence of the bull's-eye rash. An antibody titer blood test is often done to confirm the diagnosis. The spirochetes that cause Lyme disease can also be cultured from blood or a biopsy of the rash. However, the culture is difficult and often takes months to complete.

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Author: Danielle Zerr, MD
Reviewer: William M. Boggs, MD
Date Reviewed: 06/19/01

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