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Author: Professor Sam Donta

Table of contents

Issues in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
Introduction
Stages of Lyme Disease
Early Lyme Disease
Tick Bite vs Rash
Tick Bite or Rash
PowerPoint Presentation
Slide 8
Early Disseminated LD
Slide 10
Late Lyme Disease
Chronic Lyme Disease
Clinical Criteria
“Minor” Symptoms & Signs
Clinical Symptoms
Other Clinical Symptoms
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Gulf War Veterans’ Illness
Chronic Lyme and Lyme-like Illnesses
Duration of Symptoms
Laboratory Criteria
Slide 23
Western Blot Reactions
Western Blot vs EIA in Chronic Lyme Disease
Imaging Studies
Brain SPECT Scans in Patients with Chronic Lyme Disease
Western Blots Before and After Rx of Chronic Lyme Disease
Treatment
Gender vs Outcome of Treatment of CLD
Macrolide Therapy of Chronic Lyme Disease
Prior Symptom Duration vs Outcome of Rx
Prior Symptom Duration and Time to Onset of Improvement of CLD
Slide 34
Other Treatment Issues
Recommendations Future Directions

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