Devastating Neurological Injury as a Result of Treatment of “Chronic Lyme Disease”

We present a case of a patient who suffered from serious complications associated with the treatment of “chronic Lyme disease.” Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is characterized by dermatological, rheumatological, neurological, and/or cardiac manifestations responsive to antimicrobial therapy. “chronic Lyme disease”, by contrast, is a term used to describe a constellation of subjective symptoms, often without clinical or serological evidence of previous Lyme disease.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research