This week's NYTimes did a disservice to readers by minimizing the severity of Lyme disease. Here's why.
This bull's eye rash, characteristic of Lyme disease, may be seen in fewer than half of patients.Horror stories about lingering Lyme disease proliferate, but the illness is easily treated.” While I am delighted that author
many people view Lyme — wrongly — as a debilitating, chronic illness instead of what it is: An easily treated infection with no long-term consequences for children, or even the vast majority of adults.I’ve cared for a number of patients with Lyme disease hospitalized with serious complications, including arrhythmias, arthritis, and neurologic symptoms. Occasionally, patients get pacemakers needlessly because the cardiologist does not consider Lyme.
Mandavilli, according to her responses to some comments on Twitter, was aiming to reassure parents that most Lyme was benign.While I likely erred on the side of treating Lyme too conservatively, not wanting to cause more harm with antibiotics, my thinking has evolved some over time. We are learning more about persisting states of Borrelia, the bacteria that causes Lyme. When I spoke a few years ago with Dr. Sam Donta, he had some interesting,.
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