Skin Diseases & Skin Care

Lyme Disease: Beyond Erythema Migrans

Foundation: With the ongoing revelations of Borrelia burgdorferi and different spirochetes in the minds of Alzheimer's patients and with an ongoing examination indicating exactly the same pathology in both syphilitic and Alzheimer's dementia it appears to be both normal and critical to consider all parts of Lyme ailment in another light, particularly the idea of "overdiagnosis". The very presence of the life forms in the minds following probably compelling treatment for Lyme illness is conflicting and ought to be the beginning stage for conclusion and treatment. Additionally for thought is the dependence on erythema migrans and serologies in the finding of Lyme sickness because they happen in under a large portion of the patients.

Author(s):

Herbert B. Allen* , Harina Vin, Catherine Warner and Suresh Joshi Department of Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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