The Clinical, Symptom, and Quality-of-Life Characterization of a Well-Defined Group of Patients with Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

The Clinical, Symptom, and Quality-of-Life Characterization of a Well-Defined Group of Patients with Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

BackgroundThe increased incidence and geographic expansion of Lyme disease has made it the most common vector-borne infection in North America. Posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) represents a subset of patients who remain ill following standard antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. The spect...

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Main Authors: Alison W. Rebman, Kathleen T. Bechtold, Ting Yang, Erica A. Mihm, Mark J. Soloski, Cheryl B. Novak, John N. Aucott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Lyme disease
signs and symptoms
quality of life
case series
posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00224/full

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