Skin outbreaks

Skin symptoms first develop with Lyme disease. You may get unexpected skin rashes or huge bruises for no apparent reason. Itchy or unattractive skin eruptions are possible. They could also be more dangerous, such as B cell lymphoma. Other skin conditions linked to Lyme disease include:

• morphea, or discolored patches of skin
• lichen sclerosis, or white patches of thin skin
• parapsoriasis, a precursor to skin lymphoma

Some of the skin illnesses caused by Lyme disease and transmitted by distinct Borrelia species in Europe are:

• borrelial lymphocytoma, which is common in Europe as an early Lyme marker
• acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans