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Dr. Daniel Cameron

Dr. Daniel Cameron is a board-certified physician and epidemiologist specializing in Lyme disease and tick-borne illnesses. He is a past president of ILADS and has contributed to Lyme disease treatment guidelines, with a clinical focus on diagnosis, testing limitations, and complex cases.

Dr. Daniel Cameron

Could Lyme Disease Be Overlooked During COVID-19?

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Could Lyme Disease Be Overlooked During COVID-19? During the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the healthcare system focused on managing the virus. Some clinicians worried that other medical conditions—including Lyme disease—might be overlooked. Cortiula and colleagues warned that the diversion of medical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic could stretch an already fragile healthcare system. The authors […]

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A 75-year-old Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test.

Negative Lyme Test Case: When Diagnosis Is Missed in a 75-Year-Old Patient

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Negative Lyme Test Case: When Diagnosis Is Missed in a 75-Year-Old Patient Initial test was negative Symptoms rapidly worsened Diagnosis required deeper testing Treatment led to rapid recovery How often is Lyme disease dismissed after a negative test? This case of a 75-year-old man highlights how a negative Lyme disease test can delay diagnosis—even when

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Lyme Disease Patients and COVID-19 Risk

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Lyme Disease Patients and COVID-19 Risk During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients with chronic illnesses wondered whether their condition might increase the risk of severe infection. Early reports suggested that the COVID-19 virus could be more severe in individuals with underlying medical conditions. A nationwide analysis of 1,590 COVID-19 cases in China found that approximately

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Lyme Carditis: Severe Heart Rhythm Disturbance in a Teen

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Lyme Carditis in a Teen: Severe Cardiac Lyme Disease In this Inside Lyme Podcast, I discuss a dramatic case of Lyme carditis in a 15-year-old boy whose infection caused life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Nawrocki and colleagues first described this case in the Air Medical Journal in 2018. A 15-year-old boy experienced

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What Is Chronic Lyme Disease?

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What Is Chronic Lyme Disease? STILL SICK AFTER TREATMENT? SYMPTOMS THAT COME AND GO? WHAT IS CHRONIC LYME DISEASE? Chronic Lyme disease refers to a multisystem illness with persistent or recurring symptoms following infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Patients often describe fatigue, pain, cognitive dysfunction, and neurologic symptoms that continue long after initial infection—raising questions about

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Lyme Disease in the South: Four Children Infected at North Carolina Camp

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Lyme Disease Cluster at a North Carolina Camp A cluster of Lyme disease cases in children attending a wilderness camp in North Carolina highlights the growing risk of Lyme disease in the southern United States. The number of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, has been steadily rising as tick populations expand into new territories. One

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A 46-year-old woman with Lyme disease and vision problems.

Woman with Lyme disease and vision problems. An Inside Lyme Podcast

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Lyme Disease and Vision Problems: A Case of Optic Neuritis Vision loss over weeks Not always a primary eye problem Lyme disease can be a cause Early recognition matters Lyme disease and vision problems can present in unexpected ways—including optic neuritis and significant vision loss. In this Inside Lyme case, a 46-year-old woman developed rapidly

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Transverse Myelitis from Lyme Disease: A Case Study

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Transverse Myelitis from Lyme Disease: A Case Study Welcome to another Inside Lyme case discussion. One of the best ways to understand Lyme disease is by reviewing real clinical cases. In this episode, I discuss a 25-year-old man who developed acute transverse myelitis associated with Lyme disease. Lyme disease can affect the nervous system in

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Acute Transverse Myelitis from Lyme Disease

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Acute Transverse Myelitis and Lyme Disease: A Case Study Dr. Cameron believes one of the best ways to understand Lyme disease is by reviewing real clinical cases. In this Inside Lyme Podcast episode, he discusses a 25-year-old man diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis associated with Lyme disease. This case was first reported by Dumic and

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