Analysis of Lyme Disease Lesions

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients:
• •Antibiotic therapy for the current episode of Lyme disease
• •Oral corticosteroids within the past 2 weeks
• •History of severe skin disease (such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis) in the last year.
• •Diagnosis of diabetes, active cancer, or autoimmune diseases.
• •Investigational drugs in the past month
• •History of forming large thick scars after skin injuries or surgery
• •History of excessive bleeding after cuts or procedures or on anticoagulation.
• •Use of steroid cream/ointment at the rash.
• •Healthy Volunteers:
• •History of Lyme disease, or serological evidence for Lyme disease
• •No oral corticosteroids within the past 2 weeks
• •History of severe skin disease (such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis) in the last year.
• •Diagnosis of diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases.
• •Investigational drugs in the past month
• •History of forming large thick scars after skin injuries or surgery
• •No history of excessive bleeding after cuts or procedures or on anticoagulation.