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Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. His weekly Lyme Disease Science blog features articles covering the latest research, insights and case reviews.
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Babesia and Anaplasmosis in a child with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
“A 5-year-old male with National Cancer Institute (NCI) standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), in remission and receiving standard
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Anaplasmosis leading to neurological symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia
According to the authors, the woman experienced a “sudden onset of severe, lancinating headache in the distribution of the fifth
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Lyme disease with bilateral facial palsy, formally known as Bell’s palsy
Less than 2% of facial palsy cases are bilateral.¹ “Unlike unilateral facial palsy, it is often caused by a serious
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Optic neuritis associated with Lyme disease
The case features a 48-year-old female with multiple sclerosis (MS) who presented to her primary care physician with a fever
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Unilateral knee swelling in a child due to Lyme disease
According to the authors, “The mother initially denied history of a tick bite, yet after focused questioning, the mother stated
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Prior trauma may worsen symptom severity of Lyme disease
The authors cited earlier research by Solomon and colleagues on the role of prior trauma in Lyme disease.² “The investigators
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Lower socioeconomic status: a risk factor for disseminated Lyme disease
Moon et al. explored the risk factors for disseminated Lyme disease using an electronic database from the Geisinger integrated health
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Child with Lyme disease diagnosed with radiculopathy
A 10-year-old boy presented with fatigue, posterior lower neck pain, and a low-grade fever of 100.8. “The soft tissues of
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Could there be subclinical cardiac involvement in early Lyme disease in children?
In an earlier study by Woolf and colleagues, nearly 1 in 5 children (19.6%) children with an erythema migrans (EM)