Powassan virus in children is not often reported, but it can cause serious illness. In this article, the authors describe Powassan virus in children involving two infants with tick bites who developed Powassan virus encephalitis. As the authors point out, their case report not only demonstrates that rapid transmission of POWV can occur, but it […]
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Individuals who suffer from persistent symptoms may be diagnosed with a post-treatment lyme disease syndrome or ‘chronic Lyme disease.’ Studies estimate that between 34% and 62% of patients continue to have ongoing, chronic symptoms even after standard antibiotic therapy. Many remain ill for months to years. In fact, according to one study, 34% of a
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Three deaths associated with Lyme carditis were documented by the CDC between November 2012 and July 2013. All three patients were diagnosed on autopsy after sudden cardiac death. These cases demonstrate how Lyme carditis can be fatal when unrecognized — and why maintaining clinical suspicion in endemic areas can save lives. By Dr. Daniel Cameron
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Welcome to another edition of Inside Lyme Podcast with Dr. Daniel Cameron. I will be discussing autonomic dysfunction in a 64-year-old woman where COVID-19 or Lyme disease triggered autoimmune dysfunction. By Dr. Daniel Cameron This case was featured in the journal eNeurologicalSci in 2020. According to the author, a 60-year-old woman was diagnosed with Lyme
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Could Borrelia miyamotoi and Lyme disease coinfection explain persistent symptoms? Borrelia miyamotoi (BM) is another tick-borne pathogen and “unlike Lyme disease, erythema migrans rash, and arthralgias are uncommon,” the authors write in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. The infection is diagnosed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) called glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) enzyme immunoassay. Investigators looked at
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Some individuals with Lyme disease do not trust the COVID-19 vaccine. They are not alone. As the author points out, a December poll by the Pew Research Center reported that 71% of Black respondents knew someone who had been hospitalized or died from Covid-19, yet fewer than 50% of Black Americans polled would get the
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Welcome to another edition of Inside Lyme Podcast with Dr. Daniel Cameron. I will be discussing a case featuring a 16-year-old boy who exhibited cardiac symptoms, including palpitations and chest pain, due to Lyme disease. The boy was later diagnosed with Lyme carditis. By Dr. Daniel Cameron A 16-year-old male with Lyme disease presenting with
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Lyme disease patients have described brain fog for decades. When COVID-19 emerged, millions of new patients began reporting the same symptoms — slowed thinking, memory lapses, word-finding problems, and mental fatigue that persisted long after the acute infection resolved. The overlap is striking. And it’s not a coincidence. Both conditions appear to trigger neuroinflammation and
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COVID and Lyme disease symptoms overlap. The authors described complications reported in 153 COVID-19 patients in the UK, who had been admitted to the hospital with acute neurologic or psychiatric complications. Treating clinicians included specialists in neurology, stroke, psychiatry, and intensive care. More than 9 out of 10 patients had a positive COVID-19 test. The
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Changes in smell have been described in COVID-19 and Lyme disease. According to Parma and colleagues, “A sudden loss of smell [and] taste is consistent with the now typical presentation of COVID-19 symptoms, it is highly probable that COVID-19 infection is the main reason of their smell and taste change.” [2]Patients with other illnesses, including
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