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Are gastrointestinal problems in Lyme disease due to autonomic dysfunction?
Patients with Lyme disease often complain of gastrointestinal (GI) problems, which are typically dismissed by clinicians as being unrelated to the tick-borne illness. But a new study by Manini and colleagues examining GI symptoms in children with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), an autonomic dysfunction, provides some supportive evidence and insight into a possible association. [1]
Lyme arthritis following an operation – 5 cases
A review article by Hess and colleagues published in Sports Health explores the incident rate of Lyme arthritis in postoperative patients. One out of every three patients reports having arthritis as one of their initial symptoms of Lyme disease. In turn, a majority of patients are often first evaluated by orthopedic surgeons. Lyme arthritis, however, “has rarely been reported as a postsurgical complication.”
