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.
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Patient contracts Babesia from a blood donor
In their article “Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in a patient with sickle cell disease undergoing chronic red cell exchange,” Costa and colleagues
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The many presentations of the Lyme disease rash
In the study “The Spectrum of Erythema Migrans in Early Lyme Disease: Can We Improve Its Recognition?,” investigators examined images
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How can Lyme disease affect babies?
The authors recruited their participants through a Lyme disease-focused organization, but eligibility was open to anyone over 18 years of
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How common is Lyme carditis in patients referred for pacemaker implantation?
In the study “Prevalence of Lyme Carditis in Patients with Atrioventricular Blocks,” Kaczmarek and colleagues aim to identify patients in
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Top 10 blogs for 2022!
The following blogs were the most popular for readers in 2022. (Click on the headline to read the full blog.)
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How serious is Babesia?
In the article “Failure of an Approximately Six Week Course of Tafenoquine to Completely Eradicate Babesia microti Infection in an
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Can Lyme disease mess with your thyroid?
In their article “Coexisting Thyroiditis and Carditis in a Patient with Lyme Disease: Looking for a Unifying Diagnosis,” Zarghamravanbakhsh and
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MRI can help identify Lyme arthritis in children, avoid unnecessary surgery
“Distinguishing Lyme arthritis (LA), the most common manifestation of the disease in children, from septic arthritis (SA) can be challenging
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Lyme disease presents as brachial plexopathy and meningitis
In their article “Early Lyme neuroborreliosis manifesting as brachial plexopathy and meningitis in Northwestern Ontario, Canada,” Gu and colleagues describe