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Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection triggers encephalitis
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Symptoms typically start 1 to 2 weeks after a tick bite. And while some patients may be asymptomatic, others can...
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Borrelia burgdorferi causes prosthetic joint infection
The 68-year-old woman presented to the orthopedic clinic with pain and swelling in her right knee, which had been ongoing for 2 weeks. Eight years earlier, she had a total knee replacement but lived...
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Lyme neuroborreliosis mimics Guillain-Barré Syndrome
In this case report, the authors describe a 33-year-old man with Lyme neuroborreliosis, who was initially diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome based on his clinical, radiographic and neurodiagnostic...
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Acute Lyme disease causes complete heart block
“A suspected case of Lyme disease causing complete heart block,” by Isha and colleagues describes a unique case of Lyme carditis in a 21-year-old man, in which symptoms emerged early on in the disease....
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Anaplasmosis associated with cardiac complications
Over the last several years, there has been a three-fold increase in the number of anaplasmosis cases in the United States. The tick-borne illness can be transmitted through the bite of an infected...
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How effective is combination antibiotic treatment for tick-borne infections?
In their article “A Longitudinal Study of a Large Clinical Cohort of Patients with Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Co-Infections Treated with Combination Antibiotics” Xi and colleagues looked at 140...
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Tick bite leads to Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever has primarily been reported in 5 states in the United States, according to the CDC. These include Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and North Carolina. However, RMSF...
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Case reports: Bartonella associated with psychiatric symptoms
In their 2007 article, “Do Bartonella Infections Cause Agitation, Panic Disorder, and Treatment-Resistant Depression?” Schaller and colleagues describe 3 patients with acute psychiatric symptoms...
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Lyme disease causes cardiac complications
The case involved a 46-year-old man with Lyme disease who presented to the clinic with cardiac complications, which initially manifest as palpitations. The patient lived in a Lyme endemic region and...
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Lyme disease caused by Borrelia mayonii
Since the species was first identified 7 years ago, there have been only 7 reported cases of Lyme disease caused by Borrelia mayonii. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases Correspondence, McGowan and...
View ArticleCan pets harbor ticks, even in the winter?
In their article, “An analysis of companion animal tick encounters as revealed by photograph-based crowdsourced data,” Kopsco and colleagues found, “The percentage of reports of ticks found on...
View ArticleLyme disease causes heart block within one month of infection
A 26-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms, syncope and exhibited third-degree atrioventricular heart block. He had experienced 3 episodes of syncope overnight and reported...
View ArticleHearing loss – a complication of Lyme disease
In their article “Isolated Sudden Bilateral Neurosensory Hearing Loss as a Presentation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis: A Case Study,” Rochd et al. discuss the case of a 23-year-old woman who “presented with...
View ArticleChronic Lyme disease patients dismissed by medical community
In their article, “Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience,” Fagen and colleagues examine the extensive range of gaslighting techniques experienced by chronic Lyme disease...
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Top 10 Lyme disease blogs for 2023!
1) What does a Lyme flare up feel like? When a Lyme disease flare occurs, patients will notice a return of the symptoms they have experienced before or a worsening of existing symptoms. Some patients...
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Atypical presentation of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever was initially identified in the Rocky Mountain region. However, RMSF cases are now reported throughout the nation, with higher incidence in the southeastern and...
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Babesia infection triggers autoimmune blood cell disorder
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare red blood cell disorder that occurs when antibodies directed against a person’s own red blood cells cause them to burst, leading to insufficient...
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Pregnancy
A 37-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital at 31 weeks gestation due to severe headaches and a fever that had been ongoing for 1 week. A few days prior to admission, she developed night...
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ALS and MS suspected in woman later diagnosed with Bartonella and Lyme disease
In their article, “Bartonella- and Borrelia-Related Disease Presenting as a Neurological Condition Revealing the Need for Better Diagnostics,” Ericson and colleagues describe the case of a 61-year-old...
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Inside look at Lyme disease in Canada
Murison and colleagues discuss the findings in their report “Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of reported Lyme disease cases: Data from the Canadian Lyme disease enhanced surveillance system.”¹...
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