COVID Vaccine in Lyme Disease Patients: A Case Discussion Many patients with Lyme disease worry that vaccination may worsen their symptoms. In this case discussion, a young woman with longstanding Lyme disease describes her experience following the COVID-19 vaccine. Key Point: In this case, a patient with chronic Lyme disease reported only mild short-term symptoms […]
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COVID Vaccine Side Effects in Lyme Disease Patients Some individuals with Lyme disease have expressed concern that their symptoms could worsen after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. To better understand these concerns, researchers examined the symptom burden of people with a history of Lyme disease who were vaccinated compared with those who were not. Key Point:
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Lyme Disease and COVID-19 Symptoms Highlights Question: What is the clinical presentation of individuals with a history of Lyme disease who later develop COVID-19? Findings: In a cross-sectional survey of 1,168 individuals with Lyme disease, the highest symptom burden occurred among the 288 participants who reported both Lyme disease and COVID-19. Nearly one in five
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Lyme Disease and COVID-19: Case Reports Patients with a history of Lyme disease have reported a wide range of symptoms after contracting COVID-19. The following case reports describe individuals with prior Lyme disease who later developed COVID-19 and experienced significant symptom burden. Key Point: Individuals with Lyme disease who later develop COVID-19 may experience significant
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Severity of Lyme disease even without contracting COVID-19 or being vaccinated against COVID-19 findings HIGHLIGHTS Question: What is the clinical presentation of someone with a history of Lyme disease who has not contracted COVID-19 or taken the COVID-19 vaccine? Findings: This cross-sectional Survey reveals a high symptom burden in 289 individuals with a history of
Severity of Lyme disease even without contracting COVID-19 Cases The burden of illness for individuals with a history of Lyme disease can be high Case 1: A 68-year-old woman with a history of a deer tick bite, but no rash or a swollen knee. She is not sure which tests were positive. She had been
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Concerns individuals with a history of Lyme disease have with the COVID-19 vaccine. Cases of Lyme Disease and COVID-19 Case 1: A 45-year-old white woman with a partial college education was working as a groundskeeper. She had a history of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, irritable bowel syndrome, and viral meningitis. She had been ill for 37 years.
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In for the Long Haul: Lyme & COVID-19 This video is about a free webinar Q&A with Jennifer Crystal, noted Lyme patient and writer, on COVID-19 and Lyme disease in 2021. The video was sponsored by Global Lyme Alliance. This webinar Q&A helped inspire me to devote the past year to sponsor a COVID &
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COVID-Lyme disease survey: First findings, a discussion with Dr. Horowitz Welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast with your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, Dr. Cameron teams up with Dr. Richard Horowitz to discuss findings from a survey entitled, Burden of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals with Lyme disease. By Dr. Daniel
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Lyme Disease Mimicking Sjögren’s Syndrome Lyme disease can mimic Sjögren’s syndrome. In this Inside Lyme Podcast, I discuss the case of a 43-year-old woman whose diagnosis changed from suspected lymphoma to primary Sjögren’s syndrome and finally to secondary Sjögren’s syndrome caused by Lyme disease. By Dr. Daniel Cameron This case was originally described by Smiyan
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