Three cases diagnosed not Lyme disease but "tick-associated rash illness (TARI)" in Japan. Issue 4 (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moriyama, Yuki; Kutsuna, Satoshi; Toda, Yuta; Kawabata, Hiroki; Sato, Kozue; Ohmagari, Norio
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 27:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 650
• Page End: 652
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: Erythema migrans -- Tick bite -- Tick-associate rash illness -- Japan -- Asia; EM erythema migrans -- TARI tick-associated rash illness -- STARI southern tick-associated rash illness -- PCR polymerase chain reaction; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.11.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

Abstract: We report three cases of tick-associated rash illness (TARI) in Japan that presented with erythema migrans (EM) after a tick bite. Although EM is considered to be a characteristic finding of Lyme disease, EM can occur even if patient is not affected by Lyme disease and if it is bitten by a tick. In Japan, the vector of Lyme disease pathogens are not distributed in most areas, and patients with EM are unlikely to have Lyme disease. We aim to raise TARI awareness among physicians.