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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Lyme disease causes mix of symptoms, including autonomic dysfunction
“Our case emphasizes that Lyme disease is capable of causing a mix of symptoms, which may be difficult to interpret,
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Congenital transmission of Babesia, diagnosed in twin at 5 weeks old
The patient was born at 36 5/7 weeks by C-section. At five-weeks-old the newborn presented to the emergency department with
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Can you get ticks from pets?
Can you get ticks from pets? Yes, and according to a study by Jones et al. owning indoor-outdoor pets increases
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Case series: No complications with Lyme disease and pregnancy
The first confirmed case of LB in a pregnant woman was described in 1985 in a 28-year- old mother who
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Tafenoquine: Treatment for relapsing Babesia
A 36-year-old man was hospitalized in 2019 due to unexplained fevers he had been having for two weeks. He was
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Facial nerve dysfunction after treatment for Lyme disease
In their study, Wormser and colleagues found that 6 of the 11 Lyme disease patients (54.5%) suffered from facial nerve
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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