It can be difficult to find a Lyme doctor who treats patients who do not live in an endemic area or have a history of a tick bite. It can also be difficult to find a doctor when a person presents with non-specific manifestations of Lyme disease, which may include: Neuropsychiatric Lyme disease [1] Pediatric […]
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Cortiula and colleagues express concern that the diversion of resources might stretch an already fragile system. The diversion might lead to worse outcomes. “It is well established that delayed oncologic surgery may lead to disease progressions and result in tumors no longer resectable, leading to worse survival outcomes,” the authors wrote. Could Lyme disease in
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I will be discussing a 75-year-old Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test. How often have doctors dismissed Lyme disease if the screening tests are negative? By Dr. Daniel Cameron Lamichhane and colleagues first discussed this case in the journal Case Reports in Infectious Diseases in 2018. A 75-year-old Chinese man was evaluated in
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There are reports that the COVID-19 virus can be more severe in individuals with a co-morbidity. A recent study found that out of 1,590 cases in China, 1 in 4 patients had at least one co-morbidity. [1] The study offers insight into the risks for Lyme disease patients during a COVID-19 pandemic. The most common
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I will be discussing a 15-year-old boy with severe cardiac Lyme disease in this Inside Lyme podcast. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Nawrocki and his colleague first discussed this case in the Air Medical Journal in 2018. A 15-year-old boy experienced an episode of exertional syncope while at a trampoline park. Syncope is a temporary loss
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Shor and colleagues identified a broad range of symptoms, signs, and conditions present in acute and chronic Lyme disease patients regardless of whether or not they received treatment.All of the cases referenced by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) working group had been diagnosed with Lyme disease based upon direct laboratory evidence of
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The number of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, has been steadily rising in the South as tick populations expand into new territories. One study reports, “The trends in these data paint a clear picture of southward expansion of Lyme disease.” As a result, communities once considered non-endemic for Lyme disease will be at risk, including
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Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing a 46-year-old woman with Lyme disease and vision problems. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Jha and her colleague first discussed this case in the Wisconsin Medical Journal in 2018.
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Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. In this Inside Lyme Podcast episode, he will be discussing a 25-year-old man with transverse myelitis and Lyme disease. Dumic and colleague first discussed this case in the journal IDCases in 2019. “A previously healthy 25-year-old man
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Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. In this Inside Lyme Podcast episode, he will be discussing a 69-year-old man with Lyme disease and double vision. Dixit and colleagues first discussed this case in the journal Case Reports in Neurological Medicine in 2018.
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