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Lyme Disease: From Early Localized Disease to Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2013
Lyme disease cases have reached epidemic numbers in areas of the United States in recent years. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent serious complications. It is imperative that nurse practitioners be familiar with signs and symptoms of the disease, interpretation of test results, and recommended treatment options.
Chloe Nichols, Brenda Windemuth
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Lyme arthritis and post-Lyme disease syndrome

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2002
In the United States, intermittent or chronic mono- or oligoarthritis, particularly affecting the knee, is the most common manifestation of late Lyme disease (LD). Lyme arthritis (LA) can usually be prevented by early treatment of acute LD. However, the erythema migrans rash may go undetected in children and in the dark skin of African Americans ...
Arthur, Weinstein, Michael, Britchkov
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Differential diagnoses of suspected Lyme borreliosis or post-Lyme-disease syndrome

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2007
The symptoms of Lyme borreliosis are similar to those of a variety of autoimmune musculoskeletal diseases. Persistence of complaints is frequently interpreted as unsuccessful antibiotic treatment of Borrelia-associated infections. However, such refractory cases are rare, and re-evaluation of differential diagnoses helps to avoid the substantial risk of
M F, Seidel, A Belda, Domene, H, Vetter
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The psychology of 'post-Lyme disease syndrome' and 'not Lyme'.

2011
AbstractThis chapter addresses the psychological aspects of symptom persistence in patients who attribute such symptoms to 'chronic Lyme disease.' The 3 categories of patients with persistent complaints thought to be related to Lyme disease are described: (1) patients with current Lyme disease who may or may not have been treated previously with ...
A. L. Hassett, L. H. Sigal
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[Post-Lyme disease syndrome].

Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego, 2016
Lyme disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria, spirochete of the Borrelia type. Skin, nervous system, musculoskeletal system and heart may be involved in the course of the disease. The prognosis for properly treated Lyme disease is usually good. However, in about 5% of patients so called Post-Lyme disease syndrome (PLSD) develops.
Justyna, BÅ‚aut-Jurkowska   +1 more
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Late Lyme disease, chronic Lyme disease and post-Lyme disease syndrome. Clinical and laboratory analysis.

2005
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick-borne spirochetosis caused by Borrelia burgdorfei (Bb) and transmitted by the bite of infected hard-bodies ticks of the genus Ixodes. LB is a multisystemic disease involving skin, joints, nervous system, but also heart and eyes could be involved.
TREVISAN, GIUSTO   +2 more
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