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Lyme pain
A 21-year-old soldier was dismissed from active duty after failing treatment for multiple illnesses including Lyme disease.
After a tick bite, how long for disease transmission?
A single tick bite can transmit several diseases. But investigators continue to debate how long a tick must be attached before it can transmit the Lyme disease bacterium. While many believe a tick must be attached for at least 36 to 48 hours before transmission can occur, others say it can happen within several hours.
Lyme disease misdiagnosed as psoriatic arthritis
In their article, “Rare case of Lyme borreliosis in a patient presenting with dactylitis and skin rash,” Steppat et al. describe a patient with Lyme borreliosis, who was initially misdiagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy joints and skin. [1]
A unique presentation of an EM rash
The rash, indicative of Lyme disease, does not always present as a classic “bull’s-eye rash,” as this case report demonstrates. A broad spectrum of lesions has been reported in patients with Lyme disease (LD). In fact, one study found only 6% of the lesions in LD patients had the “classic bull’s-eye or ring-within-a-ring pattern.” [1]
Review: Borrelia miyamotoi
Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne illness that is transmitted by the deer tick. The most common symptoms of a B. miyamotoi infection include fever, fatigue, headache, chills, myalgia, arthralgia, and nausea.
Manicured greenspaces harbor infected ticks
Encountering ticks has typically been thought to occur primarily in wooded, rural areas. But ticks are expanding their geographical range, not only to new areas of the country but from rural to urban greenspaces, as well.
Case report: Lyme neuroborreliosis triggers multiple strokes
Lyme disease can trigger neurological complications. But neurovascular manifestations are far less common. In this case report, the authors describe a 58-year-old man who suffered multiple strokes due to Lyme neuroborreliosis.
3 Lyme disease vaccines in the pipeline
National Geographic magazine recently published an article, “Lyme disease is spreading fast—but a vaccine may be on the way.” In it, Guynup summarizes three Lyme disease vaccines that are currently in the pipeline. [1]
Neurologic complications of Babesia
Babesia is a parasitic infection that can be transmitted through the bite of an infected tick or a contaminated blood transfusion. The infection can increase the severity and duration of Lyme disease. In a new study, Locke and colleagues describe the various neurologic manifestations of Babesia.
Case study: Lyme disease in patient with Long COVID
Long COVID and Lyme disease share similar characteristics. A recently published article “Corona With Lyme: A Long COVID Case Study,” highlighted the similarities of Long COVID and Lyme disease in a 26-year-old medical student. [1]
