Only a Minority of Children With Lyme Disease Recall a Tick Bite A mother once told me, “I check my kids every night after they play outside. I would have seen a tick.” She was certain. But her 8-year-old son had Lyme disease—and neither she nor her son ever saw a tick. This is one […]
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Persistent Lyme Disease Mechanisms Symptoms may continue after treatment Multiple biologic mechanisms may overlap Understanding these patterns may explain symptom variability Persistent Lyme disease mechanisms help explain why symptoms may continue after treatment and why recovery often fluctuates. Persistent Lyme disease mechanisms describe the biologic processes that may contribute to symptoms continuing, fluctuating, or returning
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Chronic Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Controversy, and Delayed Diagnosis Persistent symptoms remain controversial Patients are often misunderstood Delayed diagnosis may worsen outcomes Chronic Lyme disease remains controversial for many patients experiencing persistent symptoms after treatment or delayed diagnosis. Patients frequently describe fatigue, pain, cognitive problems, dizziness, and neurologic symptoms that interfere with work, school, and daily
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Why Lyme Disease Patients Feel Dismissed or Misdiagnosed Why many Lyme disease patients feel unheard How delayed diagnosis contributes to frustration Why controversy continues to shape care I’ve had patients sit in my office and ask, “Why doesn’t anyone believe me?” The answer is complicated. Lyme disease symptoms overlap with many illnesses, testing has limitations,
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Could Targeted Lyme Screening Prevent Years of Misdiagnosis? Targeted Lyme screening may help prevent years of misdiagnosis in patients with fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain. Instead of testing everyone, this approach focuses on identifying high-risk patients with compatible symptoms and exposure history. What is targeted Lyme screening? Targeted Lyme screening refers to evaluating patients
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