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Lyme disease update.

Eric Hoppa1, Richard Bachur

  • 1Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Eric.hoppa@childrens.harvard.edu

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
|May 17, 2007
PubMed
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This review covers recent studies and guidelines for diagnosing and managing Lyme disease, addressing ongoing controversies and differentiating it from similar conditions like southern tick-associated rash illness.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Lyme disease incidence is rising in Europe and the US.
  • Diagnosis and management remain controversial, especially for patients not meeting strict criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Summarize recent studies and recommendations for Lyme disease diagnosis and management.
  • Address controversies in Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recently published studies and guidelines.
  • Analysis of research on differentiating Lyme disease from other conditions.
  • Examination of literature on chronic Lyme disease and co-infections.

Main Results:

  • New guidelines for pediatric Lyme disease diagnosis and management are available.

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  • Studies aid in differentiating Lyme disease from aseptic meningitis, highlighting low CSF PCR sensitivity.
  • Southern tick-associated rash illness is better described, presenting similar symptoms to Lyme disease.
  • New cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease have been reported.

    • Conclusions:

    • Controversies in Lyme disease diagnosis and management persist.
    • Recent guidelines and research can assist clinicians in accurate Lyme disease diagnosis.