Peri-papillary Ischemia as a Potential Screening Biomarker for Early Detection of Tick-borne Infection

The early diagnosis and detection of tick-borne infection (TI), including Lyme disease, remains a challenge.[1] Since tick-borne disease is “The Great Mimicker,” symptoms often appearing similar to other systemic and neurological conditions causing the correct diagnosis to be missed or delayed.[1] Lack of diagnosis and treatment in the acute phase may result in a chronic and even neurological advancement in the undiagnosed disease.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research