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==Background==
[[File:Amblyomma americanum tick.jpg|thumb|Amblyomma americanum]]
*Abbreviation: STARI
*Transmitted by lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
**female tick has single white dot or "lone star" on its back, aggressive feeders
*May be caused by spirochete Borrelia lonestari
*Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states

==Clinical Features==
[[File:STARI Rash.jpg|thumb|"Bull's-eye" STARI rash]]
*Resembles Lyme disease in [[rash]], constitutional symptoms, time course
*May have delayed [[anaphylaxis]] (3-6h) to red meat from IgE Ab to glycoprotein in meat of mammals, with negative allergy skin test

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Tick borne illnesses DDX}}

==Evaluation==
*No testing available

==Management==
*10 days of [[doxycycline]] or [[amoxicillin]]
*No evidence this is beneficial, but commonly given

==Disposition==
*Home
==See Also==
*[[Rashes]]

==External Links==

==References==
*Hall J, Khan Sajid Small Bugs with Big Bites, EM Resident Oct/Nov 2014 Vol 4:5; 10
*http://www.cdc.gov/stari/symptoms/index.html

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