da Hora NCM, Reis SC, Castro BRVM, Tadeu VR, Bedin V

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ABSTRACT

The acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA) is a cutaneous manifestation of Lyme disease in its late phase, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and has varied clinical manifestations, and the main affected organs are: skin, joints, central nervous system (CNS) and heart. It has, like syphilis, recent and late phases, both of which can be localized or disseminated, especially erythema chronicum migrans, limphocytoma cutis, conjunctivitis, cranial nerve neuritis, encephalitis, pancarditis, arthralgia, myalgia and ACA. The authors report a case of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans in a patient of 53 years with skin lesions of the lower limbs consistent with ACA, and other clinical findings of Lyme disease, with prior treatment for various clinical manifestations independently, without a diagnosis.

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