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A 33 year old man presents with an itchy scaly annular rash on his thigh after a walk in the park. Which of the following drugs will treat his condition?

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A 33 year old man presents with an itchy scaly annular rash on his thigh after a walk in the park. Which of the following drugs will treat his condition?


  1. Erythromycin
  2. Doxycycline
  3. Penicillin
  4. Amoxicillin

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The key is B. Doxycycline. [Itchy scaly annular rash after a walk in the park indicates erythema

migrans caused by the spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi transmitted by bite of pinhead-sized ixodes ticks

leading to lyme disease].

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