Chronic Lyme patient treated successfully with low dose Flagyl
In their article “Patient with Chronic Lyme Disease and Recurrent Relapses, Maintained in Complete Remission by Low Doses of Metronidazole,” Lacout and colleagues describe a unique case of a Lyme disease patient, residing in France, whose chronic symptoms and relapses resolved with long-term, low dose Flagyl. [1]
Facial paralysis due to Lyme disease initially attributed to a virus
In their article “Bilateral facial paralysis: an atypical presentation of Lyme disease,” Collignon and colleagues describe the case of a 35-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital complaining of disabling back pain, which was preceded by facial paralysis.¹
Lyme disease associated with kidney problems
There are only a handful of published cases describing the impact of Lyme disease on the kidneys. In their article “Lyme disease-associated glomerulonephritis,” Mc Causland and colleagues highlight several cases of glomerulonephritis (inflammation and damage to the filtering part of the kidneys) due to Lyme disease. [1]
Lyme endocarditis diagnosed by PCR testing
In their article “Lyme disease: A rare cause of infective endocarditis,” Gomez-Tschrnko and colleagues describe a patient with culture-negative Lyme endocarditis who was diagnosed based on PCR tissue analysis. [1]
Can ticks fly with the help of static electricity?
Many have asked - can ticks fly? Apparently they can, using static electricity.
Cardiac problems after a 10-day course of treatment for Lyme disease
Some doctors prescribe short courses of antibiotics for Lyme disease. Others prescribe antibiotics longer with the hope they can prevent complications, such as cardiac problems, due to Lyme disease. In this case report, a patient developed atrial flutter following a brief course of antibiotics.
Lyme disease triggers seizures in young child
In their article, “Rare Presentation of Pediatric Nervous System Lyme Disease: A Case Report,” Khurtsilava and colleagues describe a unique case involving a young child who developed seizures due to Lyme disease. [1]
Autism (ASD) symptoms improve following treatment for Lyme disease
In their case report, investigators describe a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), whose cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms resolved completely or improved substantially after he was treated with antibiotics for Lyme disease and Bartonella.
Neck pain in a child with Lyme disease due to radiculoneuritis
Doctors typically look for Bell’s palsy or erythema migrans rash when diagnosing Lyme disease. However, Baker and colleagues described a 10-year-old boy with Lyme disease with neck pain without Bell’s palsy or an erythema migrans rash. [1]
Treatment for Relapsing Babesiosis?
Babesiosis can present with a variety of symptoms ranging from asymptomatic disease to severe symptoms, resulting in death. The tick-borne illness can be transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick or unknowingly through a tainted blood transfusion.
