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February 24, 2021

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Lyme Disease Kidney Failure: A Rare but Serious Complication

Lyme Disease Kidney Failure: A Rare but Serious Complication IGNORED RASH? WORSENING SYMPTOMS? COULD THIS BE DISSEMINATED LYME DISEASE Lyme disease kidney failure is uncommon but has been reported in the medical literature. This case highlights how ignoring an early rash may lead to serious complications when Lyme disease spreads throughout the body. In this […]

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66-year-old woman with acute kidney failure associated with Lyme disease

I will be discussing the case of a 66-year-old woman who ignored a Bull’s eye rash, indicative of Lyme disease, and later developed acute renal failure. This case was described by Mishra and colleagues  in the American Journal of Medicine . She presented with a tick bite followed by a rash.  She ignored the tick

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