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Lyme Science Blog

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.

A dog with ticks sitting in the woods in the winter season.
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Can pets harbor ticks, even in the winter?

In their article, “An analysis of companion animal tick encounters as revealed by photograph-based crowdsourced data,” Kopsco and colleagues found, “The
Man in hospital bed with co-infections from a tick bite.
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Tick bite leads to multiple co-infections

“Two days after noting this ankle lesion, the patient noticed an erythematous rash on his neck and chest,” the authors
woman with lyme disease and vertigo sitting and holding head
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Lyme disease triggers vertigo and hearing loss

A recently published study by Sowula and colleagues provides further evidence that Lyme disease can trigger vertigo and hearing loss.
Woman in hospital bed with Bell's palsy due to Lyme disease.
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Bell’s palsy due to Lyme disease misdiagnosed, patient bedridden

Until recently, India has been considered a non-endemic region for Lyme disease, the authors point out. And, “Although it had
man with lyme disease having leg bone examined by doctor
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Can Lyme disease cause bone loss?

In a 2003 case report, “Bone marrow manifestation of Lyme disease (Lyme Borreliosis),” Kvasnicka et al.² describe a 35-year-old man,
lyme carditis in child being examined by doctor
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Does Lyme carditis differ in children vs. adults?

The authors analyzed charts of pediatric and adult patients with heart block and a positive Western Blot test for Lyme
woman with TMJ from Lyme disease holding her jaw
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TMJ arthritis triggered by Lyme disease

In the article, “Acute arthritis of the right temporomandibular joint due to Lyme disease: a case report and literature review,”
Lyme disease presentation in man from Germany holding his hands over his face.
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Clinical presentation of Lyme disease in patients living in Germany

The authors collected data via an online questionnaire from 252 Lyme disease patients and a control group of 267 healthy
Sad woman with Lyme disease and lewy body dementia looking out the window.
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Autopsy finds Lyme disease spirochetes in patient with Lewy body dementia

In a recent study entitled “Detecting Borrelia Spirochetes: A Case Study With Validation Among Autopsy Specimens,” researchers describe a woman