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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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
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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