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January 19, 2021

covid-19 and lyme disease in patient being examined

9 ways COVID-19 and Lyme disease can look alike

In the article, “Neurologic Findings Among Inpatients with COVID-19 at a Safety-Net U.S. Hospital,” Anand and colleagues described the symptoms and clinical presentations of 74 individuals with confirmed COVID-19.  [1] The patients were seen for neurology consults while hospitalized or within a month of hospitalization. Covid-19 and lyme disease share many of the symptoms and […]

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patient with lyme disease being examined for cellulitis

Lyme disease mimics cellulitis skin infection

The 40-year-old woman, who developed redness, swelling, pain, and a rash at the excision site, was treated with cephalexin and later switched to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX).  This case describes a case where Lyme disease mimics cellulitis. “Over the next 24 hours, there was a rapid expansion of abdominal redness and patchy areas of redness on her

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