Dr. Daniel Cameron

Are Lyme Disease Symptoms Misdiagnosed as Psychosomatic? Lyme disease symptoms are sometimes dismissed as psychosomatic when laboratory tests are inconclusive. But according to psychiatrist Robert Bransfield, MD, this labeling reflects deeper problems in how clinicians diagnose complex multisystem illnesses. Lyme disease is sometimes misdiagnosed when symptoms are complex, fluctuate over time, or involve both neurologic […]

Is Lyme Disease Overlooked in Infectious Disease Consultations? In their article “Functional signs in patients consulting for presumed Lyme borreliosis,” Voitey et al. [1] examined patients referred to infectious disease specialists for suspected Lyme disease. Patients referred for infectious disease consultations often present with complex symptoms. When diagnostic criteria rely heavily on laboratory testing, some

What Percentage of Ticks Have Lyme Disease? “What are the chances this tick carried Lyme disease?” This is one of the most common questions after a tick bite. Quick Answer: In highly endemic regions of the northeastern United States, approximately 25–60% of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) may carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme

Lyme Carditis Guidelines: Which Lyme Disease Guidelines Should Clinicians Follow? In their article Lyme Carditis: A Rare Presentation of Sinus Bradycardia Without Any Conduction Defects, Grella and colleagues present “a unique case of Lyme carditis, without the classical findings of Lyme disease [such as a rash] or common EKG findings of AV conduction abnormalities.”1 The