Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Home Remedies
Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans is a condition chronically progressive course and at end widespred atrophy of skin.It is last stage of European Lyme borreliosis.It can be characterised by involvement of mainly the extensor surface of the extremities
Symptoms of acrodermatitis ahronica atrophicans
- Cutaneous plaque on the sole.
- The atrophic skin lesions and fibrotic nodules of the right upper limb.
- It is evident on the extremities,espisily on the extensor surfaces.
- A progressive dermatitis appear on the feet, hands, elbows, or knees, composed of hardened erythematous plaques that become atrophic, giving a tissue-paper appearance to the affected areas.
Treatment for acrodermatitis ahronica atrophicans
- Ooral doxycycline or oral amoxicillin, over 21 days when extracutaneous LB signs are absent and the level of specific antibodies is low.
- Amoxicillin--Bactericidal against Borrelia species.
- Ceftriaxone -- Bactericidal against Borrelia species
- Penicillin G-- Beta-lactam antibiotic
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