A critical appraisal of the mild axonal peripheral neuropathy of late neurologic Lyme disease

It can only be hoped that the paper by Wormser et al.(Wormser& Strle, 2016) can accomplish what a quarter century of deliberate neglect has not – the elimination of the concept of a symmetric diffuse axonal neuropathy as a distinct nosologic entity in Lyme disease. As the authors point out, this concept was introduced early in our understanding of Lyme disease –before 2 tier serologic testing - and included some patients diagnosed on th e basis of T cell testing – a procedure then advocated by one of Dr.
Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research