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A number of alternative health products are promoted for chronic Lyme disease, [8] of which possibly the most controversial and harmful is long-term antibiotic therapy, particularly intravenous antibiotics. [9] [10] Recognised authorities advise against long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, even where some symptoms persist post ...
Chronic symptoms like pain, fatigue, or cognitive impairment are experienced by 5–20% of people who contract Lyme disease, even after completing treatment. This is called Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, or PTLDS. [24] [204] The cause is unknown. One hypothesis is that a persistent, difficult-to-detect infection remains.
ILADS sustains the controversy as to the existence of "chronic Lyme disease", including advocating for long-term antibiotic treatment, but the existence of persistent borrelia infection is not supported by high quality clinical evidence, and the use of long term antibiotics is dangerous and contradicted. [4]
CNN: What does it mean when someone has “chronic Lyme”? Wen: There is a condition called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, or PTLDS.This refers to people who have had Lyme disease but, six ...
Anywhere from 30,000 up to 500,000 people develop Lyme disease from a tick bite each year, according to the C DC.For most, the infection is mild and easily treated with antibiotics.
Unfortunately, because chronic Lyme disease is not officially recognized by the CDC, some medications and most IV treatments for treating Lyme and its co-infections are considered ‘experimental ...
“Lyme disease can be a challenging diagnosis,” Daniel Cameron, M.D., M.P.H., an internist and clinical epidemiologist practicing in Mt. Kisco, New York who specializes in the treatment of Lyme ...
Chronic Lyme disease; ... Lymphotherapy was first suggested in 1918 by Dr. S. Artault de Vevey in the Paris Therapeutic Society as a treatment for ...