Tick bite co-infections are more common than many realize. A single tick can transmit multiple pathogens simultaneously, leading to complex illness that’s difficult to diagnose and treat. This case demonstrates how one man developed three tick-borne infections from a single bite. “Two days after noting this ankle lesion, the patient noticed an erythematous rash on […]
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Lyme Disease in a “Non-Endemic” Region Until recently, India has been considered a non-endemic region for Lyme disease, the authors point out. And, “Although it had been considered extremely rare in India, a recent study conducted in Nagarahole and Bandipur in South India surprisingly revealed a high seroprevalence (19.9%) of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a
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In a 2003 case report, “Bone marrow manifestation of Lyme disease (Lyme Borreliosis),” Kvasnicka et al.² describe a 35-year-old man, who presented with fever, night sweats, inguinal lymph node enlargement and splenomegaly. He also exhibited neurologic symptoms including hyperkinesis and ataxia. Based on results from a lumbar puncture, doctors initially suspected the patient had infectious
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The authors analyzed charts of pediatric and adult patients with heart block and a positive Western Blot test for Lyme disease, who were hospitalized at Maine Medical Center. The study included 10 children and 20 adults who were admitted for Lyme carditis between January 2010 and December 2018.¹ The children’s mean age was 12.4 years.
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Lyme Disease COVID-19 Children: Share Your Experience In this episode, I discuss Lyme disease COVID-19 children and how the pandemic has affected children living with Lyme disease. I would appreciate your help by having your child share their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic—even if they have not had COVID-19 or received the COVID-19 vaccine. Your
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The authors collected data via an online questionnaire from 252 Lyme disease patients and a control group of 267 healthy individuals living in Germany to examine the clinical presentation, including neuropsychiatric and psychological symptoms. The findings revealed that “Lyme disease can cause diverse psychological and neuropsychiatric symptoms. These include limitations in quality of life, sleep,
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In a recent study entitled “Detecting Borrelia Spirochetes: A Case Study With Validation Among Autopsy Specimens,” researchers describe a woman with Lyme disease who was later diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.² Lyme disease diagnosed at age 54 At age 54, the woman was diagnosed with Lyme disease based upon a well-documented erythema migrans rash, along
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POTS symptoms are increasingly reported after COVID-19 — and the pattern mirrors what Lyme disease patients have experienced for years. A case series by Blitshteyn and Whitelaw describes 20 patients who developed autonomic dysfunction following COVID-19 infection. POTS After Infection Is Not New POTS typically occurs after viral or bacterial infections, including Epstein-Barr virus, influenza,
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Borrelia miyamotoi (B. miyamotoi) was first reported in the United States in 2013 but has become increasingly more common. So, what is Borrelia miyamotoi? The tick-borne illness can be transmitted by the same tick that carries Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen. In their article, Della-Giustina and colleagues² address the question, “What is Borrelia miyamotoi?”
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Untreated babesia is a troubling reality for some patients—even when tests come back positive. In his article, Wormser discusses the case of a 61-year-old woman who went untreated for a Babesia infection, despite positive test results. The patient, who lives in Westchester, NY, a highly endemic area for Lyme disease, reportedly removed an unidentified tick
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