Lyme Disease Kidney Failure: A Rare but Serious Complication IGNORED RASH? WORSENING SYMPTOMS? COULD THIS BE DISSEMINATED LYME DISEASE Lyme disease kidney failure is uncommon but has been reported in the medical literature. This case highlights how ignoring an early rash may lead to serious complications when Lyme disease spreads throughout the body. In this […]
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Lyme Meningitis and Radiculitis: A Neuroborreliosis Case Lyme meningitis can occur when Lyme disease spreads to the nervous system. In some patients, meningitis is accompanied by radiculitis — inflammation of nerve roots that can cause severe lancinating pain, weakness, tremor, and emotional symptoms. In this case, a 43-year-old man initially presented with fever, headache, neck
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PANDAS and Lyme Disease in Children: A Pediatric Case Study Updated March 2026 PANDAS and Lyme disease can produce similar neuropsychiatric symptoms in children. In this case report, a 7-year-old girl developed severe behavioral and cognitive changes after visiting a tick-endemic region. She was initially diagnosed with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections
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Abdominal Pain as a First Symptom of Lyme Disease in a Child Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this podcast, I discuss the case of a 9-year-old boy whose first symptom of Lyme disease was abdominal pain, followed by attention deficit and ataxia (difficulty walking).
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Can Lyme Disease Mimic ALS? Motor Neuron Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis Can Lyme disease mimic ALS? In some cases, patients with Lyme disease develop motor neuron symptoms that resemble ALS—making accurate diagnosis critical. In clinical practice, motor neuron symptoms have been observed to improve with antibiotic treatment in some patients while others do not respond.
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Breast Cancer Patient Develops Lyme Disease Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss the case of a 61-year-old woman who developed Lyme disease following treatment for breast cancer. Key Point: Neurologic Lyme disease can mimic other serious conditions, including complications suspected in
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Severe Neuropathic Pain Due to Lyme Disease Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss the case of a 36-year-old man with severe neuropathic pain due to Lyme disease. Key Point: Severe neuropathic pain can persist in some Lyme disease patients, even after
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Can Lyme Carditis Cause Death? Three Fatal Cases Reported by CDC Three deaths from Lyme carditis were documented by the CDC between November 2012 and July 2013. All three patients were diagnosed only at autopsy after sudden cardiac death. These cases show how Lyme carditis can become fatal when the diagnosis is missed — and
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Lyme Carditis in a Teen: Palpitations and Chest Pain Case Welcome to another edition of the Inside Lyme Podcast with Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss a case involving a 16-year-old boy who developed cardiac symptoms including palpitations and chest pain due to Lyme disease. The adolescent was later diagnosed with Lyme carditis.
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Lyme Disease and Stroke: An Inside Lyme Case Study Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. One of the best ways to understand Lyme disease is by reviewing real patient cases. In this Inside Lyme podcast, I discuss an 83-year-old man whose stroke was associated with Lyme disease. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Legast and colleagues
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