Lyme disease: An underdiagnosed cause of mono-arthritis?
A 26-year-old man with acute knee pain is initially diagnosed with mono-arthritis. After several months, he is correctly diagnosed with mono-arthritis due to Lyme disease.
Diagnosing Lyme arthritis of the hip in children
How can doctors distinguish a case of Lyme arthritis of the hip from transient arthritis or septic arthritis (SA) in children? A few findings from a recent review, published in the journal Cureus, may be helpful in making a correct diagnosis.
Case review: 80-year-old with Lyme encephalopathy instead of dementia
“An 80-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital after a fall, and subsequently developed an acute confused state requiring transfer to a neuropsychiatric unit,” writes Karrasch and colleagues in the journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. [1]
Anaplasmosis in the brain
Welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast with your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, Dr. Cameron will be discussing the case of a 64-year-old woman with central nervous system involvement of the brain.
By Dr. Daniel Cameron
The case was first described by Mullholand and colleagues in the British Medical Journal in a paper entitled “Central nervous system involvement of anaplasmosis.” 1
A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized with a 24-hour history of confusion and lethargy. The following morning, her lethargy had worsened and she developed subjective fever, ...
Lyme disease and the heart, when AV block progresses rapidly
Lyme carditis occurs when Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen which causes Lyme disease, burrows into the heart tissue. It’s considered a rare manifestation but can be deadly if not treated promptly. These case reports, featuring an elderly man and young woman, demonstrate just how rapidly a heart block in Lyme carditis can progress.
Lumbar puncture not all that helpful for diagnosing Lyme neuroborreliosis?
Welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast with your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, Dr. Cameron will be discussing the diagnostic value of a lumbar puncture in Lyme neuroborreliosis.
Tick bite leads to Guillain-Barré Syndrome
In this episode of Inside Lyme Podcast, Dr. Cameron discusses the case of a 71-year-old woman who was initially diagnosed with Ehrlichia, a tick-borne illness but is later diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Co-infections Babesiosis and Lyme disease, missed diagnosis can have “dire consequences”
In a recently published article, “A Case of Tick Bite Induced Babesiosis With Lyme Disease,” Bhesania and colleagues [1] describe a 72-year-old woman with atypical symptoms, who was found to have co-infections with Lyme disease and Babesiosis.
Top 10 Podcasts for 2021!
In 2021, topics that resonated the most with listeners/viewers included the unique presentations of Lyme disease, COVID-19 vaccination concerns and the COVID-Lyme disease survey findings.
Top 10 Lyme disease blogs for 2021!
The top Lyme Disease Science Blogs for 2021 covered a range of topics. The potential impact of a COVID-19 vaccine on Lyme disease patients and the overlapping presentations of the two illnesses was of particular interest. Other popular blogs included those highlighting the unique manifestations of Lyme disease.
