Reticulate Truncal Erythema in Early Disseminated Cutaneous Borreliosis

Abstract

Cutaneous manifestations of Borrelia infection are common with erythema migrans seen most frequently. However, there are rather unusual cutaneous signs associated with borreliosis. We report about a 70-year-old male patient suffering from colitis ulcerosa among other internal diseases who developed an early disseminated disease after tick bite. We observed an asymptomatic reticulated truncal erythema characterized by dermal angiectasias and lymphocytic infiltrate.