[HTML][HTML] A 35-year-old man with a positive Lyme test result from a private laboratory

N Andany, S Cardew, PE Bunce - CMAJ, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
A 35-year-old man with a 12-month history of fatigue is concerned about Lyme disease. He
has not lived in or travelled to a Lyme endemic area. His physical examination and blood …

Lyme disease: case report of persistent Lyme disease from Pulaski County, Virginia

JR Palmieri, S King, M Case, A Santo - International Medical Case …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A 50-year-old woman from Pulaski, Virginia, presented to a local clinic with headaches,
fever, generalized joint pain, excessive thirst and fluid intake, and a progressing rash on her …

The overdiagnosis of Lyme disease

AC Steere, E Taylor, GL McHugh, EL Logigian - Jama, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To analyze the diagnoses, serological test results, and treatment results of the
patients evaluated in a Lyme disease clinic, both prior to referral and from current …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of Lyme disease

DL Depietropaolo, JH Powers, JM Gill, AJ Foy - American family physician, 2005 - aafp.org
The use of serologic testing and its value in the diagnosis of Lyme disease remain confusing
and controversial for physicians, especially concerning persons who are at low risk for the …

[PDF][PDF] Myths and facts about Lyme disease

LH Sigal - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 1997 - researchgate.net
• ABSTRACT: Lyme disease has taken hold in the imagination of the general public and
physicians alike. Although the disease is real, the diagnosis is often false. Patients …

A 58-year-old man with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease

AC Steere - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
DR BURNS: Mr C is a 58-year-old man diagnosed as having chronic Lyme disease. He lives
in a suburb of Boston and works as a consultant. He has managed care insurance. Mr C had …

Current understanding of Lyme disease

AC Steere - Hospital Practice, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
It is now the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. But because of
misdiagnosis, the spread of this disease may also be more apparent than real. Lack of …

Long-term assessment of fatigue in patients with culture-confirmed Lyme disease

GP Wormser, E Weitzner, D McKenna… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Fatigue is a common symptom with numerous causes. Severe fatigue is thought
to be an important manifestation of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. The frequency …

Intralaboratory reliability of serologic and urine testing for Lyme disease

MS Klempner, CH Schmid, L Hu, AC Steere… - The American journal …, 2001 - amjmed.com
Laboratory testing for Lyme disease is controversial because of problems with test sensitivity
and specificity, the lack of standardized reagents, and interlaboratory and intralaboratory …

Summary of the first 100 patients seen at a Lyme disease referral center

LH Sigal - The American journal of medicine, 1990 - Elsevier
Abstract purpose and patients and methods: Lyme disease is a major clinical problem in a
number of endemic areas in the United States. In areas where anxiety about the disease is …