Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness: Florida's Lyme Disease Variant.

Authors

Ramy Abdelmaseih, HCA HealthcareFollow
Bilal Ashraf, HCA HealthcareFollow
Randa Abdelmasih, HCA HealthcareFollow
Sandi Dunn, HCA HealthcareFollow
Hesham Nasser, HCA HealthcareFollow

Division

East Florida

Hospital

Ocala Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

5-28-2021

Keywords

lyme disease, pancytopenia, stari, tick-bite, zoonotic disease

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine

Abstract

Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is an emerging zoonotic disease causing an annular rash with central clearing that is almost identical to erythema migrans seen in Lyme disease. It is spread by

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

Recommended Citation

Abdelmaseih R, Ashraf B, Abdelmasih R, Dunn S, Nasser H. Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness: Florida's Lyme Disease Variant. Cureus. 2021;13(5):e15306. Published 2021 May 28. doi:10.7759/cureus.15306