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Chronic Lyme disease: a review.
Studies have shown that most patients diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease either have no objective evidence of previous or current infection with Borrelia burgdorferi or are patients who should be classified as having post-Lyme disease syndrome, which is defined as continuing or relapsing nonspecific symptoms (such as fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and cognitive complaints) in a patient previou...
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From the Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, and University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington (H.M.F.); Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO (B.J.B.J.); Lyme Borreliosis Unit, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Laboratory, Southamp...
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Although Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness in the USA and Eurasia, the pathophysiology and clinical course of chronic Lyme disease (CLD) have not been formally defined. The purpose of this paper is to present a working case definition of CLD based on analysis of more than 700 peerreviewed publications. According to this definition, CLD is a multisystem illness with diverse muscu...
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BACKGROUND "Post-Lyme disease syndrome" refers to prolonged subjective symptoms after antibiotic treatment and resolution of an objective manifestation of Borrelia burgdorferi infection (Lyme disease). "Chronic Lyme disease" is a vaguely defined term that has been applied to patients with unexplained prolonged subjective symptoms, whether or not there was or is evidence of B. burgdorferi infect...
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It may seem difficult to distinguish between two distinct conditions that have similar symptoms, as is the case with Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In fact, there are some in the medical community who believe that individuals with CFS may actually have undiagnosed and untreated chronic Lyme disease. While more research may help clarify the possible links between CFS and Lyme d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0891-5520
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.006