June 12, 2022

Lyme Arthritis in Children: Knee Swelling Without Rash Lyme arthritis in children often appears as knee swelling weeks or months after a tick bite. Because the classic rash of early Lyme disease is frequently absent or unnoticed, diagnosis may be delayed. Guardado and Sergent describe a case illustrating a common diagnostic gap: a 10-year-old girl […]

Lyme Optic Neuritis: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Vision Loss Lyme optic neuritis is a rare neurologic complication of Lyme disease that can cause inflammation of the optic nerve and progressive visual loss. Unlike typical optic neuritis, which is usually unilateral and painful, Lyme-associated optic neuritis often presents with bilateral optic nerve swelling and painless