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ILADS was formed by advocates for the recognition of "chronic Lyme disease" including physicians, patients and laboratory personnel, and has published alternative treatment guidelines and diagnostic criteria [3] due to the disagreement with mainstream consensus medical views on Lyme disease. [1]
Chronic Lyme disease is distinct from untreated late-stage Lyme disease, which can cause arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and/or encephalomyelitis. Chronic Lyme disease is also distinct from post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) when symptoms linger after standard antibiotic treatments.
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]
Lyme disease is caused by infected black-legged (or deer) ticks and symptoms of the disease may vary, depending on how long it takes to discover the signs. Show comments Advertisement
Treatment for Lyme disease varies depending on the case and symptoms, but almost always includes a course of oral or intravenous antibiotics, per the CDC. Even with treatment, though, 5% to 10% of ...
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The genomic variations have direct implications on the clinical symptoms of tick-borne Lyme disease. For example, B. burgdorferi s.s.’s tick-borne Lyme disease may manifest with arthritis-like symptoms. [9] In contrast, B. garinii’s tick-borne Lyme disease may cause an infection of the central nervous system. [9]
Patients often present with chronic arthritis involving one joint (a knee is especially common) or a few joints.the major symptom is chronic arthritis of either one joint or a few joints, commonly involving the knee. The diagnosis of Lyme disease is clinical, based on signs and symptoms and on a history of exposure to infected ticks.