Dr. Daniel Cameron

Neck pain in a child with Lyme disease due to radiculoneuritis The boy presented with fatigue, posterior lower neck pain, and a low-grade temperature of 100.8 for one day. There was no history of a tick bite, erythema migrans rash, or Bell’s palsy suggestive of Lyme disease. There was pain in the soft tissues of […]

Treatment for Relapsing Babesiosis? As this case report demonstrates, immunocompromised patients with Babesia may not respond to standard antimicrobial treatment, resulting in relapsing babesiosis. But investigators suggest that a combination of medications including Malarone shows promise for treatment-resistant patients. In their article “Atovaquone-Proguanil: A Promising Therapy for Persistent Relapsing Babesiosis,” Shahid and colleagues describe a

Lyme arthritis symptoms in young child emerge years after tick bite In their article, “Ten-year-old Omani Girl with Lyme Arthritis,” Mughaizwi and colleagues describe a young child who had lived in the United States for 5 years before moving to Oman.¹ One year after her return to Oman, she developed symptoms of Lyme arthritis. “We

Wheelchair-bound CEO regains ability to walk after Lyme disease treatment In this case report, “Exacerbation of Osteoarthritic Joint Pain by Lyme Disease,” Bennani and colleagues demonstrate the importance in identifying an underlying tick-borne infection, as appropriate treatment can dramatically improve a patient’s quality of life.¹ A 63-year-old man, who was wheelchair-bound, presented to his clinician’s

Babesia Elderly Patients: When Symptoms Don’t Fit the Pattern Babesia elderly patients can present without the classic symptoms—and that’s what makes these cases so dangerous. In the article “An Atypical Case Presentation of Babesiosis,” Allen and colleagues describe a unique 75-year-old patient who contracted Babesiosis but did not exhibit many of the typical symptoms, such

Lyme Disease Can Affect Your Eyes Leading to Various Complications Lyme disease is typically associated with flu-like symptoms or neurologic complications, but infection with Borrelia burgdorferi can also cause problems with your eyes. In their article, “Co-infectious Uveitis With Syphilis and Lyme Disease: A Case Report,” Mandal and colleagues describe what they believe is the

Lyme Disease Can Affect Your Eyes Leading to Various Complications After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen atypical skin rashes misdiagnosed as shingles, cellulitis, or necrotizing fasciitis when Lyme disease was the cause. Suzuki and colleagues describe a case that illustrates this pattern of misdiagnosis: a 43-year-old woman who was an avid gardener and

Case report: Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis A 74-year-old woman had been hospitalized four times over a period of three months. During these admissions, she was treated with antibiotics for a urinary tract infection, states Rosendahl and colleagues in their article “Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis: A rare case.”¹ On her last admission, the woman exhibited confusion,

Lyme Disease Mix of Symptoms: An Autonomic Dysfunction Case “Our case emphasizes that Lyme disease is capable of causing a mix of symptoms, which may be difficult to interpret, leading to a delay in diagnosis,” the authors write. And these symptoms may “develop consecutively further obscuring the clinical picture”—making this mix of symptoms an important

How long does it take for a tick to transmit Babesia? Babesia tick transmission happens faster than most people realize—and unlike Lyme disease, there’s no grace period. The study below is of particular interest given the news that Babesia cases are on the rise. According to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from