Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Tick-Borne Pathogens in Czech Patients with Suspected Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 The hypothesized importance of coinfections in the pathogenesis of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) leads to the use of combined, ongoing antimicrobial treatment in many cases despite the absence of symptoms typical of the presence of ...
Kristyna Sloupenska +9 more
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Myositis Autoantibodies in Patients with Suspected Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome [PDF]
Life, 2023 Most patients suffering from Lyme disease are effectively treated with antibiotics. In some patients, however, problems persist for a long time despite appropriate therapy.
Kristyna Sloupenska +10 more
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Efficacy of Short-Term High Dose Pulsed Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-Infections: A Report of Three Cases and Literature Review [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Lyme disease and associated co-infections are increasing worldwide and approximately 20% of individuals develop chronic Lyme disease (CLD)/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) despite early antibiotics.
Richard I. Horowitz, Phyllis R. Freeman
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Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infections: A Report of Three Cases and Retrospective Chart Review [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2020 Three patients with multi-year histories of relapsing and remitting Lyme disease and associated co-infections despite extended antibiotic therapy were each given double-dose dapsone combination therapy (DDD CT) for a total of 7–8 weeks. At the completion
Richard I. Horowitz, Phyllis R. Freeman
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Exacerbation of chronic pain after dental extractions in a patient with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome [PDF]
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018 A subset of patients who had Lyme disease experience postinfectious signs or symptoms called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). PTLDS is a chronic condition including pain in joints and muscles, neurological symptoms including demyelinating ...
Stephanie Lim, Sakura Kinjo
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Longer versus Shorter Pulsed High Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome with Bartonellosis and Associated Coinfections [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Twenty-five patients with relapsing and remitting Borreliosis, Babesiosis, and bartonellosis despite extended anti-infective therapy were prescribed double-dose dapsone combination therapy (DDDCT), followed by one or several courses of High Dose Dapsone ...
Richard I. Horowitz +2 more
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Neuroborreliosis and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Focus on Children [PDF]
Life, 2023 Neuroborreliosis is a form of Lyme Borreliosis (LB) that affects various structures of the central and peripheral nervous system. Although most cases of LB can be cured with a course of antibiotics, some children can present prolonged symptoms, which may
Agnieszka Myszkowska-Torz +5 more
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Dysautonomia following Lyme disease: a key component of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome? [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyDysautonomia, or dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), may occur following an infectious insult and can result in a variety of debilitating, widespread, and often poorly recognized symptoms.
Brittany L. Adler +3 more
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Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome in Six European Countries Using Data from the Burden of Lyme Disease (BOLD) Study [PDF]
PathogensUp to 10% of patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB) will experience symptoms that fulfill the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) criteria of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).
Holly Yu +14 more
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Association of small fiber neuropathy and post treatment Lyme disease syndrome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 ObjectivesTo examine whether post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) defined by fatigue, cognitive complaints and widespread pain following the treatment of Lyme disease is associated with small fiber neuropathy (SFN) manifesting as autonomic and ...
Peter Novak +4 more
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