Lyme Science Blog

Can Lyme Disease Trigger Guillain-Barré Syndrome? Ascending neuropathy may rarely follow Lyme disease Guillain-Barré syndrome and Lyme disease can share neurologic features Diagnosis may require considering multiple causes of neuropathy Authors of the case study Clinical association: Lyme disease and Guillain-Barre Syndrome describe Borrelia burgdorferi as “an important antecedent infection associated with the development of […]

Babesia Cases in Wisconsin Increased 26-Fold Babesia cases in Wisconsin rose sharply between 2001 and 2015. Researchers reported expanding geographic spread and increasing incidence. Coinfections and changing ecology may be contributing factors. In Wisconsin, between 2001 and 2015, “there was a 26-fold increase in the incidence of confirmed babesiosis, in addition to geographic expansion,” according

Fibromyalgia Quality of Life: Challenges Beyond Pain Fibromyalgia quality of life may be significantly affected by chronic pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms, contributing to emotional and psychological burden. Clinicians have noted lower levels of gratitude and reduced quality of life among fibromyalgia patients compared with individuals living with other chronic illnesses. Gratitude has been associated

Can Personalized Lyme Care Help Address the Limits of Clinical Guidelines? Personalized Lyme care reflects a broader challenge in medicine: applying standardized guidelines to complex, individual patients. A study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that physicians across specialties often struggle to follow rigid clinical guidelines when treating real-world patients. Doctors Question Guideline-Based

Could Borrelia DNA Persistence Explain Ongoing Lyme Symptoms? Borrelia DNA persistence may help explain ongoing symptoms after Lyme disease treatment. Researchers have identified persistent bacterial DNA in animal models and human tissue studies. The findings raise important questions about immune activation and persistent illness. Borrelia DNA persistence may help explain why some patients continue to

Could Low-Dose Naltrexone Help Lyme Disease Patients? Low-dose naltrexone Lyme disease treatment is being explored as a potential way to reduce inflammation and improve symptoms in chronic illness. A pilot study examining low-dose naltrexone (LDN) in fibromyalgia provides insight into how this therapy might affect inflammatory pathways relevant to Lyme disease. In a 10-week, single-blind

One Tick Bite: Multiple Tick-Borne Diseases to Consider Tick-borne diseases one bite is an important concept, as a single tick exposure may transmit more than one infection. Professor Durland Fish, an epidemiologist at Yale School of Public Health, highlights the importance of recognizing multiple infections that can follow a single tick bite. [1] These include:

Lyme Carditis and Complete Heart Block: Can It Be Reversed? Lyme carditis can disrupt heart rhythm Heart block may become life threatening Early treatment may reverse cardiac complications Lyme carditis heart block is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of Lyme disease. In some cases, inflammation caused by infection affects the heart’s electrical conduction system

Atypical Early Disseminated Lyme Disease Symptoms Early disseminated Lyme disease symptoms may present without the classic rash, making diagnosis more challenging. “On presentation to our hospital, the patient continued to complain of severe headaches and was noted to have mild unilateral right-sided facial droop and a diffuse macular rash throughout the body,” explains Kantamaneni in