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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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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
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Lyme arthritis symptoms in young child emerge years after tick bite
In their article, “Ten-year-old Omani Girl with Lyme Arthritis,” Mughaizwi and colleagues describe a young child who had lived in
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Why are doctors reluctant to treat Lyme disease?
Access to Care Barriers in Lyme Disease Treatment Findings from a study by Johnson and Maloney, “Access to Care in
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Are Lyme disease patients at greater risk for developing severe COVID-19?
A new study looks at the risk of severe COVID-19 in patients with a history of exposure to Lyme disease.
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Prolonged Babesia infection in patient with asplenia
In their study “Trust the Process: Prolonged Babesia Parasitemia in an Elderly Man with Asplenia from the American Midwest,” Ivancich
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Illinois clinicians demonstrate gaps in understanding of tick-borne co-infections
Carson and colleagues surveyed clinicians between August 2020 and February 2022 and reported their findings in the article “Knowledge, attitudes,
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How does Lyme disease affect the brain?
Marvel and colleagues administered working memory tests to 12 subjects with Post Treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) and 18 healthy controls
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3 benefits of telemedicine for Lyme disease
The study, entitled “The Impact of Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Erythema Migrans during the COVID Pandemic: A Comparison with