Pediatric Lyme

Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease: Anxiety, OCD, Brain Fog, and More Anxiety, OCD symptoms, and brain fog may overlap with neurologic Lyme disease. Some patients report mood, behavioral, and cognitive changes that complicate diagnosis. Recognizing these symptoms early may reduce delays in care. Neuropsychiatric Lyme disease refers to cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric symptoms that may occur […]

Can Lyme Disease Be Diagnosed Without a Tick Bite? Many Lyme patients never recall a tick bite Erythema migrans may appear before tests turn positive Clinical diagnosis remains important in endemic areas A 6-year-old child presented to her pediatrician with a circular rash on the left side of her face. The pediatrician initially assumed the

Is Lyme Disease Permanent? Why Some Patients Recover and Others Do Not Lyme disease is often treatable when recognized early Some patients develop persistent or long-term symptoms Delayed diagnosis can complicate recovery The New York Times article, written by Apoorva Mandavilli, the mother of a 9-year-old boy who developed Lyme disease, portrays it as a

Case Demonstrates Importance of Follow-Up Testing in Lyme Disease Follow-up testing can be critical when Lyme disease is suspected despite an initial negative test. This case report highlights how Lyme neuroborreliosis was confirmed only after repeat testing and spinal fluid evaluation. Neurologic symptoms such as confusion, gait instability, and cognitive changes are discussed further in

Lyme Disease Linked to Stroke in a 9-Year-Old Boy Lyme disease can occasionally cause serious neurologic complications in children. This case report describes a 9-year-old boy who developed a stroke associated with Lyme neuroborreliosis. Challenges diagnosing neurologic Lyme disease are discussed further in the Testing & Diagnosis guide. Neurologic symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, tremor,

The study included more than 1,000 children, average age of 9, who underwent evaluation for Lyme disease at 1 of the 5 participating emergency departments. The authors found that 65 out of 554 children (12%) could have been underdiagnosed. “Of the 554 children who the treating clinicians thought were unlikely to have Lyme disease (score

Can Lyme Disease Cause Stroke in Children? A Lyme Neuroborreliosis Case Rare neurologic complication in a child Lyme neuroborreliosis with stroke and cerebral vasculitis Recovery after diagnosis and treatment Neurologic Lyme disease is reported in up to 15% of adults with Lyme disease and may be even more common in children. Although uncommon, Lyme neuroborreliosis

Can Lyme Disease Cause Cardiac Arrest? A 12-Year-Old Case Cardiac complications from Lyme disease are rare Children may present with life-threatening symptoms Early recognition may improve outcomes Can Lyme disease cause cardiac arrest? Severe cardiac complications from Lyme disease are uncommon, but rare cases involving Lyme carditis can become life-threatening. This case describes a previously

What Does a Positive IgM Lyme Test Mean in Children? Positive IgM immunoblots are often questioned Most children in this study had evidence of Lyme disease Clinical judgment remains essential when interpreting results Lantos and colleagues from Duke University Medical Center recently questioned the accuracy of the IgM immunoblot for Lyme disease (LD) in children