An appraisal of the literature suggests that a wealth of cases have already been published.
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Two-thirds of Lyme disease patients are sick on 3 year followup.
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| Case 62: |
One-third of Lyme disease patients ill for an average of 7 years. The poor results of symptomatic treatment including treatment for fibromyalgia could leave a high prevalence of chronic Lyme disease.
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| Case 63: |
Disappointing results of treating Lyme disease patients with treatment for fibromyalgia.
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A Ipswich, Massachusetts patient died despite having been prescribed two courses of intravenous antibiotics. Autopsy revealed a spirochete in the cortex and another spirochete was exterior to a leptomeningeal vessel.
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A second patient progressed to complete heart block requiring a pacemaker despite both oral and intravenous antibiotic.
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| Case 66: |
18 patients with memory difficulty, minor depression, somnolence, or headaches months to years after classic presentions. All were normal or improved within 1 to 2 years.
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5 children with memory impairment, irritability and somnolence behavioral changes, forgetfulness, declining school performance, headache or fatigue and in two cases a partial complex seizure disorder were observed in a series of five children at a university referral center ill. Symptoms started near the onset of infection or months after a classic Lyme disease presentation. Two had white cell in their spinal tap and three did not. All 5 gradually improved after intravenous ceftriaxone treatment.
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| Case 68: |
In the recently completed NIH clinical trials, individuals with chronic Lyme disease were as sick as individuals with congestive heart failure and sicker than diabetic and heart attack individuals.
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