March 6, 2026

A Toddler’s Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as Abuse Sometimes a bandaid covers more than a scrape. Sometimes it covers a bigger story—one about misdiagnosis, fear, and the high stakes of misunderstanding Lyme disease in children. Although uncommon, Lyme disease misdiagnosed as child abuse highlights how atypical presentations of tick-borne illness can create serious diagnostic confusion. That’s […]

Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis: Why It Happens and What to Know Lyme disease is frequently misdiagnosed—not because clinicians lack skill, but because the illness can involve multiple organ systems and evolve over time. As discussed in Why Lyme Disease Tests the Limits of Medicine, diagnostic challenges often arise when symptoms overlap with more common conditions or