Reasons Patients Do Not Disclose Lyme Disease to Their Doctor Why do patients withhold information about Lyme disease from their doctor? The results of a survey by Levy et al. offer important insights into why patients may not disclose medically relevant information. The authors examined individuals who had experienced at least one of four serious […]
Reasons for patients not disclosing Lyme disease to their doctor? Read More »
Pediatric Lyme Disease Diagnosis Without a Known Tick Bite Pediatric Lyme disease diagnosis without a known tick bite remains a common and often misunderstood clinical scenario. A 6-year-old child presented with a circular rash on the left side of her face that failed to respond to topical steroids, explain Banadyha and colleagues. This case highlights
Pediatric Lyme Disease Diagnosis Without a Tick Bite Read More »
Persistent Antigen Lyme Arthritis: Infection or Immune Response? Persistent antigen Lyme arthritis has gained attention following research suggesting that Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan fragments (PG(Bb)) may drive inflammation even after antibiotic treatment. This raises a critical clinical question: are these symptoms driven by residual immune activation—or by ongoing infection? According to Jutras and colleagues, PG(Bb) fragments
Persistent Antigen Lyme Arthritis: Infection or Immune Response? Read More »
Lyme Disease Public Health Failure: Lessons From Malaria Control Lyme disease public health failure stands in stark contrast to the success of malaria control efforts in the United States. This raises a critical question: why did malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases elicit effective national interventions, while Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have not? Lyme
Lyme Disease Public Health Failure: Lessons From Malaria Control Read More »
What Diseases Do Ticks Carry? Multiple Infections Explained Ticks can transmit multiple infectious agents, making them one of the most important vectors of disease in the United States. “Besides the rise in the number of cases of Lyme disease, caused by genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. complex, important tick-borne diseases also include anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis,
Ticks Transmit Multiple Diseases: What Infections Do Ticks Carry? Read More »
Chronic Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as Somatic Symptom Disorder Chronic Lyme disease misdiagnosed as somatic symptom disorder remains a concerning pattern in pediatric care. Peri and colleagues reviewed the medical records of children admitted to a hospital in Italy between January 2016 and December 2018. This case series highlights a broader concern: when persistent symptoms are
Chronic Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as Somatic Symptom Disorder Read More »
Lyme Disease Knee Pain: Why It’s Often Missed Knee pain from Lyme disease can mimic arthritis, sports injuries, or overuse conditions—making it one of the most commonly missed presentations of tick-borne illness. Because knee pain is so common, Lyme disease is often overlooked unless clinicians specifically consider it. In a 2019 report, Miller noted that
Lyme Disease Knee Pain: Why It’s Often Missed Read More »
POTS and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Causes, and the Connection POTS and Lyme disease may be linked through autonomic dysfunction. POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) is a form of autonomic dysfunction that may develop after infections, including Lyme disease. This overlap can make diagnosis challenging, particularly when symptoms are attributed to anxiety or deconditioning rather than
POTS and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Causes, and the Connection Read More »
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Cases Could Reach 2 Million Post-treatment Lyme disease cases are rising, and a 2019 study estimates that nearly 2 million Americans may be affected. This growing number highlights a critical gap in Lyme disease care: many patients continue to experience symptoms despite standard treatment. For a significant number of patients, standard antibiotic
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Cases Could Reach 2 Million Read More »
Lyme Carditis Atrial Fibrillation: A Missed Early Warning in a Young Patient Lyme carditis atrial fibrillation represents an unusual early presentation that can mislead clinicians. A 23-year-old man’s case demonstrates why atrial fibrillation in young patients from endemic areas deserves immediate Lyme disease consideration — even though classic Lyme carditis typically presents with heart block,
Lyme Carditis Atrial Fibrillation: A Missed Early Warning in a Young Patient Read More »
