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Posted by not so sublime lyme (Member # 15185) on :

I have just been diagnosed with chronic lyme with Bartonella and Duncani. I'm estimating by my symptoms that I was infected over 20 years ago.

I was not aware of a tick bite at the time, just a cluster of symptoms that I am now aware are Lyme-like. I am on my third week of a very low dose of Minocycline and in the last 2 days I have developed an absolutely textbook-perfect bulls-eye rash on my upper thigh.

Has anyone ever heard of developing a bulls-eye after so many years? It's just so strange! Just curious.

Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :

I believe many others have had an EM rash emerge on antibiotics.

I never had one (that I know of) and still to this day haven't.

My luck it would be on my face. [shake]

Up for others.

Hugs,

Geneal

Posted by Tif (Member # 12701) on :

I started treatment in Oct 2007, and I have one right now that showed up the end of January and in the last week, another one is trying to show up. They are both on my torso.........like you, I really didn't even think about them showing up after the fact, but my LLMD assured me it is fairly common.

Posted by not so sublime lyme (Member # 15185) on :

Geneal, Tiffany,

Thanks! Nice to know I am not a medical oddity. These Lyme critters are fascinating little buggers.

Posted by Bitrex (Member # 13103) on :

I began treatment last April after God knows how long of being infected, and after upping my dosage of Doryx in September I had a major flareup and broke out with textbook bullseye rashes on my hands.

Posted by Cold Feet (Member # 9882) on :

This is quite interesting -- thanks for asking this question and others for responding.

I've heard this as a possibility, so this is validating some of my assumptions:

- immune-related triggers (challenges) may cause the bulls-eye or EM to present;

- subsequent infections may present the bulls-eye or EM, though they may not have before.

Tricky stuff. Bad bugs. Too much too know!

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Yes, I've heard of others on this site who had that happen during treatment.

Welcome!! [hi]