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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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