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. ...
A 69-year-old man with Lyme disease and double vision.
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 69-year-old man with Lyme disease and double vision.Dixit and colleagues first discussed this case in the journal Case Reports in Neurological Medicine in 2018. He had been hiking in a rural area of New York but did not notice a tick bite or rash. He developed a headache followed by diplopia. He was diagnosed with Lyme disease and double vision from 3rd nerve palsy rather than the more common 7th nerve palsy.I ...
75-year-old Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test.
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 75-year-old Chinese man with a negative Lyme disease test.Lamichhane and colleagues first discussed this case in the journal Case Reports in Infectious Diseases in 2018.The man presented with a high fever, unsteady gait, encephalopathy, diffuse myalgia, and tachycardia. The doctors apparently did not request a western blot test after the initial negative Lyme disease test. His doctors then ordered more than the ...
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19 may be effective after all. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Most COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin improved and lowered their viral load in early studies.
COVID-19 PODCAST: 34 residents of a single skilled nursing facility die from COVID-19.
Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know COVID-19 is through reviewing actual cases. In this Podcast episode, he will be discussing a 73-year-old resident of a skilled nursing facility who died from COVID-19.
McMichael and colleagues discussed this case in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020.
As of March 18, 2020, there were 101 residents of the skilled nursing facility with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
As of March 18, the preliminary case fatality rate for the skilled care residents was 33.7% for residents and 6.2% for visitors wrote the ...
34 residents of a single skilled nursing facility died from COVID-19. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
A cluster of 167 cases of COVID-19 in a long-term-care facility. Over half of the infected residents were hospitalized. A third died. Prevention discussed.
COVID-19 Podcast: Evidence supporting hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19.
Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know COVID-19 is through reviewing actual cases. In this Podcast episode, he will discuss the evidence supporting hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19.
Update: Doctors have shifted their focus on other treatments and vaccine instead of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
Researchers have turned to existing drugs that might be effective without causing significant side effects. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have shown some antiviral benefits in vitro
A recently published second French trial by ...
Causes of long term Lyme disease symptoms
Multiple studies have shown that as many as 34% to 62% of patients have Lyme disease symptoms that persist long term despite treatment. [1,2] These patients can suffer for years with debilitating symptoms.