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What is the definition of Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease is the most common tickborne infectious disease in the United States. Early signs and symptoms of the condition include fever, chills, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. As the condition progresses, affected people may experience heart problems, Bell's palsy, arthritis, abnormal muscle movement, speech problems and cognitive (thinking) abnormalities. Please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site for a more comprehensive list of symptoms. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Certain features of the condition, including whether or not an affected person will develop medication-resistant chronic arthritis, is thought to be influenced by genetic factors (certain human leukocyte antigen genes). Treatment generally includes antibiotics to address the bacterial infection and other medications (i.e. pain medications) to relieve symptoms.
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What are the alternative names for Lyme Disease?
  • Borreliosis
  • Lyme borreliosis
Who are the top Lyme Disease Local Doctors?
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Eva Sabljic-Ruzic
Elite
Highly rated in
8
conditions

University Of Ljubljana

Ljubljana, SI 

Eva Sabljic-Ruzic is in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sabljic-Ruzic is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Geographic Tongue, Glossitis, and Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome.

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Dr. Allen C. Steere
Rheumatology
Elite
Highly rated in
6
conditions
Rheumatology

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA 

Allen Steere is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Steere has been practicing medicine for over 53 years and is rated as an Elite doctor by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Synovitis, Arthritis, and Geographic Tongue. He is board certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine and licensed to treat patients in Massachusetts. Dr. Steere is currently accepting new patients.

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Dasa Stupica
Elite
Highly rated in
6
conditions

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Ljubljana, SI 

Dasa Stupica is in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Stupica is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Geographic Tongue, Glossitis, and Encephalitis.

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What are the latest Lyme Disease Clinical Trials?
Different Duration and Dosing of Amoxicillin in Patients With Erythema Migrans. A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Status: Recruiting
Start Date: June 1, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Burgdorferi, Amoxicillin
Phase: Not Applicable
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Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of different amoxicilline treatment regimens in patients with erythema migrans.
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Disulfiram (Antabuse): A Test of Symptom Reduction Among Patients With Previously Treated Lyme Disease
Who is this study for: Adult patients with Lyme Disease
Status: Recruiting
Start Date: July 31, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Burgdorferi
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
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Summary: Approximately 10-20% of patients experience ongoing symptoms despite having received standard antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. Possible explanations for persistent symptoms include persistent infection and/or post-infectious causes. Recent in vitro studies indicate that disulfiram is effective at killing both the actively replicating and the more quiescent persister forms of Borrelia burgdorfe...
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What are the Latest Advances for Lyme Disease?
Incidence of carditis and predictors of pacemaker implantation in patients hospitalized with Lyme disease.
Journal: PloS one
Published: November 03, 2021
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Summary: Incidence of carditis and predictors of pacemaker implantation in patients hospitalized with Lyme disease.
ULTRAMICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ERYTHROCYTES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BORRELIOSIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS AS A MARKER, COMORBID OR CONCOMITANT PATHOLOGY FOR BABESIOSIS.
Journal: Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
Published: November 02, 2021
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Summary: ULTRAMICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ERYTHROCYTES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BORRELIOSIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS AS A MARKER, COMORBID OR CONCOMITANT PATHOLOGY FOR BABESIOSIS.
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A Unique Triad of Invasive Sinusitis, Brain Abscess with Focal Cerebritis, and COVID-19.
Condition: Patient with Invasive Sinusitis, Brain Abscess with Focal Cerebritis, and COVID-19
Journal: The American journal of case reports
Treatment Used: Cefepime, Vancomycin, Metronidazole with Amphotericin B, Meropenem, Posaconazole, and Levofloxacin
Number of Patients: 1
Published: October 27, 2021
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Summary: This case report describes a 49-year-old man diagnosed with invasive sinusitis with rhinocerebral infection and COVID-19 infection treated with cefepime, vancomycin, metronidazole with amphotericin B, meropenem, posaconazole, and levofloxacin.
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