Thermographic Assessment of Lyme Borreliosis Without Erythema Migrans
Infrared thermography of the tick bite site can reveal a "thermal erythema migrans" pattern, an annular zone of hyperthermia corresponding to the distribution of erythema migrans even when no rash is visible on clinical inspection. This early thermographic sign, detectable when a temperature exceeds 0.5 °C between the bite site and adjacent or symmetrical areas, may support timely initiation of etiotropic therapy to prevent long-term complications of Lyme disease.
Authors
- В. С. Копча (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9499-3733)
- M. A. Andreychyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0154-730X)
- M. I. Shkilna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-6349)
- М. М. Корда (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0676-336X)
- Roman Komorovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0288-4132)
Institutions
- I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s540248
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05