Lyme disease and double vision
I will be discussing a 69-year-old man with Lyme disease and double vision. In this case, the man developed Lyme disease and double vision from 3rd nerve palsy rather than the more common 7th nerve palsy.
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Lyme disease patients with a tick bite in an endemic area can exhibit an erythema migrans rash, 7th nerve palsy, heart block, meningitis, or Lyme arthritis. But, if a person lacks these early finding or develop chronic manifestations of Lyme disease or co-infections may find it difficult to find a doctor experienced in treating chronic manifestations of Lyme disease.
Lyme disease in COVID-19 pandemic could be overlooked.
Don’t forget about cancer in a COVID-19 pandemic, states Cortiula and colleagues in their article “Managing COVID-19 in the oncology clinic and avoiding the distraction effect.” [1] “Diverting the attention exclusively to the COVID-19 situation and overshadowing the everyday clinical practice may have substantial negative implications, especially for cancer patients.”
Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test. An inside Lyme Podcast.
I will be discussing a 75-year-old Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test. How often have doctors dismissed Lyme disease if the screening tests are negative?
Risks for Lyme disease patients during a COVID-19 pandemic. A perspective.
Hundreds of thousands of people contract Lyme disease every year. Some of them remain chronically ill. What are the risks for Lyme disease patients during a COVID-19 pandemic?
A boy with severe cardiac Lyme disease. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
I will be discussing a 15-year-old boy with severe cardiac Lyme disease in this Inside Lyme podcast.
What is “chronic Lyme disease”?
“Chronic Lyme disease has been a poorly defined term and often dismissed as a fictitious entity,” write the authors of “Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group.” Therefore, after conducting an extensive review of published cases, the authors have developed an evidence-based definition of chronic Lyme disease. ¹
4 children infected with Lyme disease in the south from one camp
Some doctors have questioned the existence of Lyme disease in the south, but in their “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,” published January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describe 4 cases of Lyme disease in young children who attended a wilderness day camp in North Carolina. [1]
Woman with Lyme disease and vision problems. An Inside Lyme Podcast
I will be discussing a 46-year-old woman with Lyme disease and vision problems asociated with optic neuritis in the Inside Lyme podcast.
A 25-year-old man with acute transverse myelitis and Lyme disease.
Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. In this Inside Lyme Podcast episode, he will be discussing a 25-year-old man with transverse myelitis and Lyme disease. Dumic and colleague first discussed this case in the journal IDCases in 2019.“A previously healthy 25-year-old man presented with inability to urinate and frequent falls associated with bilateral lower extremity weakness and numbness.” wrote the authors.His condition worsened. He began to fall due to the weakness of both legs and problems with his gait. ...
