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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Military dependent child contracts Lyme disease abroad?
Lyme disease is known to be endemic to Japan, but is rarely diagnosed. Between 2006 and 2010, only 41 cases
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Reasons for patients not disclosing Lyme disease to their doctor?
The results of a survey by Levy et al. offer some possible answers. The authors looked at patients who had suffered
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Clinical judgment leads to successful Lyme disease treatment in young child
A 6-year-old child presented to her pediatrician with a circular rash on the left side of her face. The pediatrician
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Persistent Lyme infection or inflammatory immune response?
The PG(Bb) fragments likely “contribute to inflammation during infection and in cases of post-infectious Lyme arthritis.” In a mouse study, the
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Stopping the malaria epidemic: lessons for Lyme disease?
While there are many differences between these vectors and the diseases they transmit, the authors seek to answer the question:
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Dismissing chronic Lyme disease for somatic symptom disorder diagnosis
Peri and colleagues reviewed the medical records of children admitted to a hospital in Italy between January 2016 and December
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Ticks: transmitting multiple infectious agents
“Besides the rise in the number of cases of Lyme disease, caused by genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. complex,
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Recognizing knee pain associated with Lyme disease
Dr. Miller often treats empirically. “Because early treatment of Lyme disease decreases the chance of chronic symptoms, we often treat
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What exactly is POTS – postural tachycardia syndrome?
The cause of POTS is not well understood but researchers believe it is due to multiple factors. According to Wells