A client is suspected to have Lyme disease and has a red macule at the site of the tick bite with a bull's-eye rash with round rings surrounding the center. In addition, the client has a severe headache with neck stiffness
What stage of Lyme disease is the client experiencing? A) Early stage 1
B) Midstage
C) Later stage
D) Latent stage
A
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Early stage 1 symptoms for about one third of clients include a red macule or papule at the site of the tick bite, a characteristic bull's-eye rash (called erythema migrans) with round rings surrounding the center, headache, neck stiffness, and pain. Midstage symptoms occur as the organism proliferates throughout the body and cardiac and neurologic involvement becomes evident. Later symptoms occur 4 weeks after the bite and include arthritis and other musculoskeletal problems. There is no latent stage.
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