Lyme frustration
Doctors and patients discuss their frustration with how the medical communities respond to Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Children with Lyme disease
Children with Lyme disease can suffer both academically and physically. Neurological, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms can drastically impair an ability to learn and grow in the classroom. In addition, adolescents may struggle socially, unable to connect with their peers or participate, as they once could, in extracurricular activities.
Can ticks fly with the help of static electricity?
Many have asked - can ticks fly? Apparently they can, using static electricity.
No evidence of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease in children treated early
In their study, “Neuroborreliosis and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome [PTLDS]: Focus on Children,” Myszkowska-Torz and colleagues examined 40 children who had been diagnosed and treated early for neurologic Lyme disease (Neuroborreliosis) to assess the risk of developing PTLDS. [1]
Suicidal and homicidal Lyme concerns
A 21-year-old soldier was dismissed from active duty after failing treatment for multiple illnesses including Lyme disease.
Lyme pain
A 21-year-old soldier was dismissed from active duty after failing treatment for multiple illnesses including Lyme disease.
Cardiac problems after a 10-day course of treatment for Lyme disease
Some doctors prescribe short courses of antibiotics for Lyme disease. Others prescribe antibiotics longer with the hope they can prevent complications, such as cardiac problems, due to Lyme disease. In this case report, a patient developed atrial flutter following a brief course of antibiotics.
After a tick bite, how long for disease transmission?
A single tick bite can transmit several diseases. But investigators continue to debate how long a tick must be attached before it can transmit the Lyme disease bacterium. While many believe a tick must be attached for at least 36 to 48 hours before transmission can occur, others say it can happen within several hours.
Lyme disease misdiagnosed as psoriatic arthritis
In their article, “Rare case of Lyme borreliosis in a patient presenting with dactylitis and skin rash,” Steppat et al. describe a patient with Lyme borreliosis, who was initially misdiagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy joints and skin. [1]
A unique presentation of an EM rash
The rash, indicative of Lyme disease, does not always present as a classic “bull’s-eye rash,” as this case report demonstrates. A broad spectrum of lesions has been reported in patients with Lyme disease (LD). In fact, one study found only 6% of the lesions in LD patients had the “classic bull’s-eye or ring-within-a-ring pattern.” [1]
