Southern Tick–Associated Rash Illness in Pediatric Patient, New York, USA, 2025
Andrew S. Handel, Sophia Ahmed, Ilia Rochlin, Hwan Keun Kim · 2026
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Andrew S Handel leads a four-author team reporting a lone star tick rash illness in an eight-year-old New York girl in a 2026 case report. The illness, called STARI, mimics Lyme disease with an expanding round rash after a tick bite. Two weeks before her visit she had developed a five-centimetre ring with a central bump on her upper back. Fever, swollen neck glands, and muscle aches came with it.
The tick, removed from the very spot and kept, tested positive for Borrelia lonestari, a disputed suspect for this illness. Suspecting early Lyme disease, her doctor prescribed two weeks of amoxicillin. Rash and symptoms cleared within one week, and she stayed well at follow-up. Lone star ticks are spreading north, sharpening the Lyme look-alike problem.
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| CREATOR | Andrew S. Handel, Sophia Ahmed, Ilia Rochlin, Hwan Keun Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |