Dr. Daniel Cameron

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

Atypical case of Lyme carditis in Florida woman A 42-year-old New York City man quarantining upstate during COVID-19 developed Lyme carditis that progressed to cardiac arrest within two weeks of tick bite. The case demonstrates how rapidly Lyme carditis can deteriorate when diagnosis is delayed – and how completely patients recover when treatment finally begins.

Lyme Arthritis After Knee Replacement: A Case of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Lyme arthritis can cause knee swelling and fluid buildup that mimics prosthetic joint infection following knee replacement—an uncommon but important clinical scenario. This case illustrates how Lyme arthritis can present in unexpected ways, particularly after joint replacement. For a full overview of Lyme arthritis,