The most common early sign of lyme disease is the appearance of a
rash on the skin that looks like a "bull's eye". The rash begins as
a reddened area near the area of the tick bite. As the rash gets
bigger, it clears in the center and develops a red ring around the
outer perimeter. Other symptoms include muscle or joint aches,
stiff neck, headache, weakness, fever, swollen lymph nodes and
other flu-like symptoms.
Review Date: 01/02/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
