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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.

arthritis of the knee, joint pain
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Will steroid injections help children with Lyme arthritis of the knee?

Premature injection of these steroids “has been reported as a potential risk factor for the development of ARLA in children
alone, depressed, sad
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Scientific community discounts Lyme disease patients

The authors of a new review soundly dismiss patients’ concerns regarding chronic manifestations of Lyme disease stating, “The infection annual
lone star tick
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Are lone star ticks in your neighborhood?

Between 2006 and 2016, researchers received 8,608 ticks from 22 states in the U.S. However, most of the ticks were
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Autonomic dysfunction, small fiber neuropathy and Lyme disease

The retrospective study included 10 patients diagnosed with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, who had autonomic testing performed between 2016 and
Where are the ticks and what are the diseases they carry?
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Northern ‘immigrant’ ticks causing concern in the South

“While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first
examing lung x-ray of man with sarcoidosis and Lyme disease
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Sarcoidosis triggered by Lyme disease

According to the American Lung Association, an “infection or exposure to something in the environment can trigger the immune system
antibiotics, pills, medication
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Failure rates still too high for treatment of Lyme disease

According to the authors, the 14-day course effectively cleared the patients’ erythema migrans rashes and “prevented the development of objective
doctors reviewing x-rays
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Lyme-like syndrome in Brazil is still a problem

The existence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.s. in Brazil was recently confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, writes Miziara in
Headaches in Lyme disease patient with acute transverse myelitis
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Acute transverse myelitis in a 25-year-old man with Lyme disease

Acute transverse myelitis is a rare neurologic condition that leaves one-third of patients with severe neurologic disability. It is characterized