a 61-year old woman who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and later Lyme disease. The woman underwent a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. I first read about this case in the journal Diagnostics by Ørbæk and colleagues. One year later, she developed leg and back pain so severe that narcotics would not even […]
There are several published papers that address the question: Can you have Lyme disease and not know it? Logigian and colleagues described chronic neurologic Lyme disease patients who were ill for up to 14 years prior to being diagnosed. Their symptoms included fatigue, poor memory, a sleep disturbance, headaches, lightheadedness, and joint pain.1 Fallon and
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Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I will be discussing the case of a 61-year-old woman who had Lyme disease, along with breast cancer. By Dr. Daniel Cameron The case was published in the journal Diagnostics (Basel) by Ørbæk and colleagues. A 61-year-old
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Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I will be discussing the case of a 36-year-old man with severe neuropathic pain due to Lyme disease. By Dr. Daniel Cameron I first read about this case in the journal Neuromodulation by Karri and colleagues. A
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Overall, the number of individuals contracting Babesia is rising. The annual number of cases per year climbed from 4 per 100,000 to 9 per 100,000 in the U.S. between 2006 and 2017. The annual number of cases of Babesia per year for individuals over the age of 85 was 4 out of 100,000. In comparison,
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A 36-year-old man suffered with severe neuropathic pain in both feet. The pain was severe at a level 10 out of 10 despite methadone 5 mg every four hours as needed. The doctors elected not to treat with antibiotic under the assumption that the tick-borne infection had resolved. I first read about this case in
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Powassan virus in children is not often reported. In this article, the authors describe powassan virus in children involving two infants with tick bites who developed Powassan virus encephalitis. As the authors point out, their case report not only demonstrates that rapid transmission of POWV can occur, but it highlights the importance for parents/caregivers to
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Individuals who suffer from persistent symptoms may be diagnosed with a post-treatment lyme disease syndrome or ‘chronic Lyme disease.’ Studies estimate that between 34% and 62% of patients continue to have ongoing, chronic symptoms even after standard antibiotic therapy. Many remain ill for months to years. In fact, according to one study, 34% of a
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Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this podcast, I will be discussing three deaths associated with Lyme carditis. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Three deaths associated with Lyme carditis I first read about these cases in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the
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Borrelia miyamotoi (BM) is another tick-borne pathogen and “unlike Lyme disease, erythema migrans rash, and arthralgias are uncommon,” the authors write in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. The infection is diagnosed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) called glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) enzyme immunoassay. Investigators looked at the incidence of BM in 82 patients who were seeking a
